'We almost lost her': Video shows 'terrified' Katy Perry nearly falls off flying prop above the crowd

Katy Perry suffered a scare when she nearly fell off a flying prop at her concert Friday night with fans expressing concern for the singer. The 40-year-old pop icon, who is currently on her 'The Lifetimes Tour', is performing across the globe until October 2025. However, it was her show in San Francisco that made headlines after a stage prop malfunctioned in front of thousands.

Katy Perry nearly falls off flying prop

Katy Perry was performing her hit “Roar” as she flew above the crowd in San Francisco on a giant butterfly machine. But things took an ugly turn when the technical prop suddenly malfunctioned. She told her audience at that moment, “Sing it now. Sing it!” and held out her mic before the butterfly suddenly dropped, making her slightly lose her balance.



The spectacle took a shocking turn when the prop suddenly dropped, causing a visible jolt as it descended rapidly. But the singer quickly regained her composure despite the scare. She continued singing her 2013 hit Roar without missing a beat.

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“You’re going to hear me roar,” she sang, while still holding on tightly to the butterfly prop. Following the concert, Perry took to her Instagram Stories to troll herself over the incident. She jokingly posted a picture of herself with her mouth wide open during the snafu and wrote over it, “Goodnight San Fran.”

A source told ET Online that the singer only suffered a minor bump but all is “good,” adding, “She paused slightly but then kept singing, almost never missing a beat.”

Katy Perry fans praise her

Katy soon received an outpouring of positive support from her fans. Many of them later shared videos of the moment on social media, with one commenting, “I thought it was part of the show cause she kept singing and going!”

Another viewer remarked, “That butterfly almost turned into a nightmare.”

A concerned fan questioned the need for such theatrics, writing, “Why do they keep doing dangerous stunts like this?”

However, others praised Perry for nailing her performance. One fan quipped, “She said the singing shouldn’t stop, which the audience paid for!!! handled it so well.” “We almost lost Katy tonight,” one fan commented. “The way she stopped having fun immediately,” another wrote.

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The on-stage scare comes shortly after the star confirmed long-standing rumors about her relationship with actor Orlando Bloom. Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom began dating in 2016 and briefly separated in 2017 before rekindling their romance, got engaged in early 2019. They are parents to their four-year-old daughter Daisy.

In a joint statement shared with U.S. media outlets, representatives for both Perry and Bloom stated that the two have “been shifting their relationship over the past many months to focus on co-parenting.”

The message went on to say, “They will continue to be seen together as a family, as their shared priority is – and always will be – raising their daughter with love, stability and mutual respect.”