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Olivia Rodrigo Handled An Onstage Mishap Like A Total Pro
“That was a bad idea, right?”
Olivia Rodrigo took a tumble during her concert in Melbourne, Australia on Oct. 13 — but the singer brushed it off with ease.
In a viral video filmed inside Rod Laver Arena, Rodrigo greets fans at the recent Guts World Tour show. However, while running to the other side of the stage, the “Driver’s License” songstress suddenly falls into an almost invisible hole in the ground. Rodrigo’s adoring fans can be heard gasping in shock in the clip, but ever the professional, she promptly emerges from the hole, telling the crowd, “Oh my God! That was fun. I’m OK!”
While continuing with the show, she also jokes, “Sometimes, there is just a hole in the stage. OK, where was I? How are you doing tonight, Melbourne?”
The singer shared footage of the incident on TikTok after the concert, writing in a caption, “I am ok hahaha” with a heart emoji. Fans also soon made light of the onstage mishap, linking some of Rodrigo’s song lyrics to her concert fall. “That was a bad idea, right?” one fan joked on TikTok. Another commented, “Always one step forward and three steps down.”
Other fans praised Rodrigo’s smooth handling of the situation. “You dealt with the fall so well! Our professional queen,” one TikToker wrote. “That must have been so painful. Kudos to you for carrying on,” someone else posted.
Olivia’s Wardrobe Malfunctions
Unfortunately for Rodrigo, this wasn’t the only mishap of her Oct. 12 show. Writing on X (formerly Twitter), one fan joked that “something was in the air” during her Melbourne concert, sharing clips of two other incidents.
In one video, the singer suffers an onstage wardrobe malfunction when her bracelet gets stuck in her hair mid-performance. In another clip, Rodrigo’s locks become tangled in her microphone, and she appears to pull some strands out.
Despite the recent missteps, Rodrigo’s Guts World Tour has been a resounding success, and the Grammy winner was recently named Billboard’s Touring Artist of the Year. Her global tour, which began in February 2024 and concludes in March 2025, is also coming to Netflix on Oct. 29.
“For those of you who didn’t get a chance to rock out in-person, now you can have the best seats in the house,” Rodrigo said of the concert special. “And to the fans who cheered, screamed, and danced with me, I am so glad we get to do it all over again!”
