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    10 Biggest Concert Mishaps

  • Michael Jackson
    Michael Jackson (1984). While performing "Billie Jean" for a Pepsi commercial, the gloved one's hair caught on fire. Even with second degree burns, Michael continued to reassure the thousands of fans in the audience that he was okay.
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  • The Doors
    The Doors (1969). During a concert in Miami, a very drunk Jim Morrison attempted to spark a riot in the audience by ranting, raving and exposing himself. He didn't get a riot, but he did get an arrest warrant.
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  • The Who
    The Who (1973). The Who drummer Keith Moon was a notorious party animal but took it to a whole new level before a San Francisco show when he washed some horse tranquilizers down with Brandy. Naturally, he didn't make it through the performance, so Pete Townshend brought up an audience member to finish on his behalf.
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  • Nirvana
    Nirvana (1992). After performing Lithium at the VMAs, bassist Chris Novoselic tossed his instrument up in the air. Unfortunately, no one told him to move out of the way and the guitar landed right back on his head.
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  • Janet Jackson
    Janet Jackson (2004). Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction at the Super Bowl, when she flashed her left breast, was the biggest concert mishap of all time, as it was seen by more people than all of these other mishaps combined.
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  • Curist Mayfield
    Curtis Mayfield (1990). Soul singer Curtis Mayfield was paralyzed from the neck down after stage lighting fell on him at an outdoor concert. He continued to produce music until his death in 1999.
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  • Ozzy Osbourne
    Ozzy Osbourne (1982). Ozzy took his antics to a new level when he bit the head off of a bat that was thrown onstage at a concert, claiming he thought it was made of rubber. While the person who threw the bat claimed it was dead, Ozzy countered that not only was it alive, it actually managed to bite him.
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  • Milli Vanilli
    Milli Vanilli (1989). Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus were stars on the rise until a performance for MTV, when their vocal track kept skipping, revealed them as fakers. The embarrassment caused Rob to seek solace in drugs and alcohol, which eventually resulted in his death in 1998 at the age of 32.
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  • Faith Hill
    Faith Hill (2007). The usually sweet-as-can-be Faith Hill lost her cool when a concertgoer grabbed her hubby Tim McGraw's goods as he was walking offstage. Faith went on to unleash a tirade, saying "Somebody needs to teach you some class, my friend. You don't go grabbin' ... somebody's husbands ba**s, you understand me? That's very disrespectful," all while still onstage in front of thousands of fans.
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  • Ashlee Simpson
    Ashlee Simpson (2004). Who can forget Ashlee Simpson's very unfortunate stint on SNL, when the wrong track played, leading a confused Ashlee to do an impromtu hoedown, as she was, like Milli Vanilli before her, a lip syncher.
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  • 10 Biggest Concert Mishaps
  • Michael Jackson
  • The Doors
  • The Who
  • Nirvana
  • Janet Jackson
  • Curist Mayfield
  • Ozzy Osbourne
  • Milli Vanilli
  • Faith Hill
  • Ashlee Simpson