Pink was left stunned after having to deal with a very different type of stage invader during a concert in London, recently.
The singer was performing at the Summer Time Festival in Hyde Park in London when, only four songs into her set, a fan's mom made her way onto the stage.
Only this wasn't an overexcited superfan trying to get close to their most beloved pop star. This was, in fact, the remains of a fan's deceased mother. In a little bag.
Now, bags of white powder being found onstage during a concert probably isn't that rare of a thing. However, when the said powder is the incinerated remains of a fan's parent, we can probably make an educated guess that this sort of deal doesn't happen too often.
The 'So What' star was, understandably, visibly disturbed by the incident, asking: "Is this your mom?" And when Pink received an affirmative reply, she added: "I don't know how I feel about this". Check out the video below:
Per News.com.au, Pink then placed the ashes behind the speakers at the front of the stage before continuing on with her 2002 smash hit 'Just Like a Pill'.
Despite the singer carrying on with the gig as if the most bizarre event in the world had not just happened, fans in attendance were less understanding and, as usual, took to social media to express their outrage at the situation.
One Twitter user, sharing a video of the incident, said: "Someone gave their Mother's ashes to Pink. I need yall to have boundaries like girl what?!"
Another user added in a quote tweet, "I don’t understand how in any world this is ok? Pink handled it like a pro as per usual, but this is just a big fat no! Get some boundaries! Why on earth would you throw your mum's ashes at her!"
In one unintentionally funny tweet, an unimpressed fan claimed the move was 'a step too far' which may just be the understatement of the century.
We should perhaps be thankful that no one in attendance went down the Keith Richards route with the remains. The Rolling Stones guitarist infamously claimed in an interview that he snorted his deceased father's ashes, per The Guardian.
So, note to all future concertgoers. Do not, we repeat DO NOT take your dead relatives to gigs with you. And definitely do not throw them on stage at any point of the show. Unless you're doing a 'Weekend At Bernies' sort of deal, in which case, absolutely go for it. The classics are classics for a reason.
