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Why are people throwing things at celebrities? : It's Been a Minute Every couple of weeks there's a new story of a fan at a concert misbehaving. One fan threw ashes at Pink, another hit Drake with a cellphone, Miranda Lambert stopped her show when fans took selfies with flash photography. Extreme instances have landed performers in the hospital, but more often attendees have noticed the audience has gotten louder and more distracting than ever. Where is all of this coming from?

Brittany Luse is joined by YouTube commentator Tiffany Ferguson to breakdown how ticket sales, artist merch, and social media create a perfect storm for fans to act out.

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The year concert etiquette went to trash and why

The year concert etiquette went to trash and why

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Ashes were thrown at Pink, Bebe Rexha was hit by a cellphone and many fans watch concerts through screens. YouTuber Tiffany Ferguson theorizes what's behind all the bad concert behavior. Jacques Demarthon/ AFP; Screenshot by NPR hide caption

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Ashes were thrown at Pink, Bebe Rexha was hit by a cellphone and many fans watch concerts through screens. YouTuber Tiffany Ferguson theorizes what's behind all the bad concert behavior.

Jacques Demarthon/ AFP; Screenshot by NPR

Every couple of weeks there's a new story of a fan at a concert misbehaving. One fan threw ashes at Pink, another hit Drake with a cellphone, Miranda Lambert stopped her show when fans took selfies with flash photography. Extreme instances have landed performers in the hospital, but more often attendees have noticed the audience has gotten louder and more distracting than ever. Where is all of this coming from?

Brittany Luse is joined by YouTube commentator Tiffany Ferguson to breakdown how ticket sales, artist merch, and social media create a perfect storm for fans to act out.

This episode was produced by Barton Girdwood. It was edited by Bilal Qureshi and Jessica Placzek.