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- Katy Perry’s flying butterfly prop malfunctioned during her San Francisco show on Friday, July 18
- The singer, 40, stopped singing “Roar” as she held onto the prop to prevent herself from falling into the crowd
- The mishap comes after she suffered another technical malfunction with a flying prop during a concert in June
Katy Perry suffered a terrifying prop malfunction during her Lifetimes Tour performance in San Francisco.
On Friday, July 18, the “Fireworks” singer, 40, was sitting on a flying butterfly prop when it suddenly malfunctioned mid-air, causing her to almost fall into the audience at the Chase Center.
A clip of the scary moment posted on X shows Perry singing her song “Roar” while on the moving prop. It suddenly tilts and slightly drops, causing her to slip in her seat.
She stops singing mid-lyric as horrified concertgoers watch from below.
Perry appears visibly scared as she attempts to hold onto the prop before looking up at the wires attached to it and back down at the audience. She then raises her hand, appearing to signal that she’s ok, as she continues to sing the song.
In another video shared on TikTok, the prop eventually starts moving again as Perry continues to sing the lyrics, “And you’re going to hear me roar / Louder than a lion…”
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The singer later addressed the mishap on her Instagram Stories with a blurry, close-up photo of her scared reaction to the malfunction with the caption, “Good Night San Fran,” written over the top of the image.
PEOPLE has reached out to Perry’s representative for comment.
The technical malfunction came after Perry suffered a prop malfunction while performing in Australia on June 29.
In fan footage shared on X, Perry is seen preparing to be lifted over the audience inside a metallic sphere while holding onto some cables. After the handlers let go of the prop, the sphere rises and suddenly tilts to one side, causing Perry to lose her footing.
She regains her balance by gripping the cables as the tilted sphere starts swinging. The handlers approach the sphere a few seconds later as it is lowered.
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The series of mishaps follow another mid-air malfunction in which fellow artist Beyoncé was left dangling during her Cowboy Carter show in Houston.
Perry kicked off her LifeTimes Tour promoting her album 143 on April 23. She is set to perform next in Seattle on July 21, before heading to Canada, then Europe and South America up until the world tour concludes on Dec. 7.
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