Crowds at The Weeknd’s first Melbourne concert were momentarily stunned when a stage invader briefly interrupted the show on Saturday. The concertgoer managed to get past extensive security and run towards the “scared” singer, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Melbourne fan climbs on stage during The Weeknd performance.
Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today The Canadian singer appeared to nervously back away before he was tackled into a hug by the man, who goes by “Pyjama Man” on TikTok . This is not the first time the man has performed such a stunt at a public event, previously streaking during the 2023 Cricket World Cup Final and identifying himself as a “troll, prankster, memer”. The interloper personally shared videos of his spectacle onto TikTok, sparking some unimpressed comments from fans.
“He LITERALLY just talked about HOW BAD his anxiety is and this nasty clown does this,” one said. “Bro you scared him,” a second said as another agreed, “You scared my man”. One user asked what The Weeknd said to him during their brief interaction.
“He let me stay on stage with Him, but His Bodyguard was there,” the stage invader wrote, to objections from fans. “No he did not — you endangered him — and you should have been arrested,” a response said. Tesfaye has previously opened up about his ongoing battle with anxiety in an interview with Complex Magazine , revealing he “had a panic attack right before this in.
