Rogue Fan Storms Stage at Katy Perry’s Sydney Concert, Security Rushes to protect Her

Katy Perry was left startled when she was accosted by a rogue fan on stage at her Sydney concert on Monday night. 

The American pop star, who is on the Australian leg of her Lifetimes World Tour, was performing her hit song Hot N Cold at Qudos Bank Arena when a young man broke free of the crowd and raced up to join her. 

The 40-year-old appeared concerned and displeased, but continued the performance briefly before addressing the crowd. 

‘There’s never going to be another show like this so just enjoy it’ she said into the microphone. 

Security rushed on stage and tackled the fan, who was enthusiastically dancing alongside the pop princess. 

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The man was removed – with some fans at the show claiming he was then ejected from the arena. 

Some in the audience praised Perry’s ‘professional’ response, with the singer saying to the crowd that it had been ‘an eventful 20 minutes’ before carrying on with the show as scheduled. 

Perry had another minor mishap in Sydney on Wednesday night with an aerial spectacle.

The star was soaring high above the ecstatic audience at Qudos Arena when some drama unfolded.

Suspended by a crane, Katy found herself momentarily headfirst towards the crowd as it unexpectedly tilted.

‘Oh dear!’ Katy yelped, drawing gasps from the audience, before swiftly regaining her composure and continuing her electrifying performance.

Despite the heart-stopping moment, the resilient star quickly reassured fans with a wave to show she was unscathed.

The footage was shared to social media and fans took to the comment section to praise Katy’s performance.

‘I give her props for continuing to do this,’ one person wrote.

‘She has been to space. She’s got this,’ a second added, while a third wrote: ‘Don’t worry everyone. She’s a professional.’

The popstar performed three shows in Sydney in total, bringing all of her iconic hits as well as some of her new tracks from her latest album 143 to Qudos Bank Arena, with her final show in the city on June 10.

Tickets to the pop icon’s tour, which has received an onslaught of criticism over the last few months, have been in high demand, with the Roar hitmaker announcing two extra shows on the Australian run to accommodate all of her fans.

Taking to Instagram in February, Katy revealed that she added an extra show at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on June 4 to kick off the Australian leg, as well as an extra Melbourne show at Rod Laver Arena on June 7.

The Grammy-nominated superstar revealed that she had been humbled with the success of her Australian tour, with all previous dates now sold out.

Captioning the announcement, Katy said: ‘I am so blown away by the incredible demand for THE LIFETIMES TOUR that I will be adding a final show in Sydney and a final show in Melbourne to make sure all my Australian fans have a chance to experience the incredible show I am bringing.’

Katy is playing a hefty 15 Australian shows in total.

She announced the Australian Lifetimes tour just prior to her turn at the AFL Grand Final in September.

The original run included just one show each for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, however fan demand dictated Katy needed to add two extra Sydney and Brisbane shows.

Crestfallen Adelaide fans expressed their frustration over missing out on their chance to see Katy in the flesh but they were not left out in the cold for too long.

Listening to fan protests, Katy eventually added a run of four shows in the City of Churches.

‘I heard you loud and clear Adelaide, I got you!’ Katy wrote on Instagram.

Extra shows were also added to Melbourne and Perth as demand for the Teenage Dream hitmaker continued to rise.