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Fan Collapses on Stage at Katy Perry’s Detroit Concert, Taken Away on Stretcher

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, AUG 3 – Katy Perry paused her Lifetimes Tour concert to assist a fan who fainted onstage and led a prayer for her recovery, with the fan reported doing well afterward, according to Billboard.

  • During Katy Perry's Lifetimes Tour show on August 3 at Detroit's Little Caesars Arena, a young fan named McKenna collapsed onstage after being invited to join a sing-along.
  • The collapse occurred about 80 minutes into Perry’s first Detroit concert in eight years, amid an interactive set where Perry engaged fans with instruments and song choices.
  • Perry immediately assisted McKenna alongside EMTs and event staff while the crowd chanted support, after which Perry led a prayer and reassured audience members on McKenna’s condition.
  • Perry told the crowd, “They can say what they want to say,” during her late performance of 'Part of Me', and later confirmed, “McKenna’s doing great, by the way,” per Billboard.
  • The incident highlighted Perry’s prompt care and fan solidarity while her Lifetimes Tour continues, with upcoming performances scheduled in Toronto following her return to the U.S. stage.
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Katy Perry interrupted her concert in Detroit on Sunday night. The artist had invited several young fans on stage to sing with her. Just before they were to perform "The One That Got Away," one of the fans fainted.

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A fan fainted on stage during Katy Perry's concert on Sunday. Each night of her Lifetimes tour, the 40-year-old singer invites a few fans on stage to help her perform her 2011 hit, "The One That Got Away." But the excitement was too much for one little fan, named McKenna, who fainted just as Perry was about to start the song. According to Billboard, the singer called McKenna and a friend from the top of the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michi…

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The singer stopped her show and led a prayer for the early recovery of the young woman

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Michigan Live broke the news in Michigan, United States on Monday, August 4, 2025.
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