Post Malone took an unexpected tumble off the stage during a recent stop on his The Big Ass Stadium Tour — but didn’t miss a beat.
The fall happened during Malone’s performance of “Pour Me a Drink” at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., on Saturday (June 29). As seen in fan-filmed footage that quickly spread across social media, the singer knelt down to toast a front-row fan who had her plastic cup raised, when a piece of the stage gave way beneath him. Malone — still smiling and holding his own cup — suddenly dropped out of frame as the platform collapsed.
Despite the abrupt fall, the Grammy-nominated artist (born Austin Post) appeared unshaken. He reportedly got back onstage almost immediately, continuing to sing and raising his cup to finish the cheers, drawing cheers of his own from the crowd.
One fan posted the viral clip on TikTok with the caption, “I am SO sorry Austin. I love you! Such an amazing show,” referencing her role in the moment. Onscreen text read, “I didn’t mean to almost break your back,” in a playful nod to the song’s lyric: “I’ve been breakin’ my back.”
Malone’s quick recovery brought flashbacks to a more serious onstage accident in September 2022, when he fell through a trapdoor during a show in St. Louis and suffered bruised ribs. That incident led to a hospital visit and prompted the artist to promise fans he’d return to the city for a longer makeup show.
Malone is currently in the middle of the North American leg of his tour, which supports his F-1 Trillion album. The Arizona show was among his biggest of the summer, and he’ll continue the run with more stadium and arena dates before heading to Europe and Asia in August.
“Pour Me a Drink” — the track soundtracking the mishap — is a country-pop crossover duet with Blake Shelton. The song debuted during the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards and topped Billboard’s Country Airplay chart (dated Oct. 12). The collaboration advanced by 5% to 27.9 million audience impressions Sept. 27-Oct. 3, according to Luminate.
The song, which Post Malone co-wrote, is his second Country Airplay No. 1, after “I Had Some Help,” featuring Morgan Wallen, dominated for four frames beginning in June.
Both hits are from his introductory LP in the genre, F-1 Trillion, which motored in at No. 1 on the Aug. 31-dated Top Country Albums chart and the all-genre Billboard 200 with 250,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States. The set earned 1.1 million units over its first six weeks of release.
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