A major pop performer had an unexpectedly painful moment in front of thousands of concertgoers — and the awkward fall was captured on video.
Alex Warren was onstage at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on Friday night for his Finding Family on the Road world tour when his attempt to make his way down from the stands went badly wrong.
Wearing a blue shirt with cream trousers, the singer jumped onto recording gear set up in a side tunnel and initially stuck the landing — before losing his balance and toppling over moments later.
Rather than pretend the concert mishap never happened, Warren leaned into the viral-worthy moment and posted the funny clip to his Instagram account.
He paired the video with a cheeky caption: “They told me to break a leg before the show.”
Fans also joined in the ridicule.
“Ok, bubble wrap added to the dressing room rider,” one person commented.
“Should’ve gotten up to the camera and said ‘pls buy my new album,’” joked a second.
“You can’t park there,” quipped a third.
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The clip received 346,000 likes and 2,600-plus comments.
It comes as footage of a cringe-worthy interaction between Vampire Diaries star Nina Dobrev and red carpet officials has gone viral on social media.
The vision from the Venice Film Festival appears to show the 37-year-old star being approached by a man dressed in black while posing for photos on opening night.
He is seen gesturing to the side, which leaves Dobrev looking confused, but she continues to twirl her Armani Privé dress for the cameras until a second man in a suit approaches and also appears to usher her to the side.
Dobrev is seen pulling a face before sweeping off the red carpet.
The awkward moment appears to have taken place at the premiere of Guy Pearce and Claire Foy’s new film Ink on Wednesday evening, but only started gaining traction on social media on Friday.
Neither Dobrev or the Venice Film Festival have commented.
Users on social media speculated over whether the officials may have been trying to escort Dobrev off or if they were just trying to keep things moving.
Many described their actions as “rude” and “unnecessary.”
Dobrev also attended a star-studded dinner hosted by Armani Beauty the following evening.