{"id":251345,"date":"2024-08-05T17:45:43","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T17:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/05\/kesha-says-prop-knife-was-swapped-for-real-blade-at-lollapalooza-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:13:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:13:08","slug":"kesha-says-prop-knife-was-swapped-for-real-blade-at-lollapalooza-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/05\/kesha-says-prop-knife-was-swapped-for-real-blade-at-lollapalooza-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Kesha Says Prop Knife Was Swapped for Real Blade at Lollapalooza \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kesha<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s Lollapalooza knife-wielding performance was apparently much more real than anyone knew\u2014including the \u2018We R Who We R\u2019 singer.<\/p>\n

\u201cSooooo apparently the prop knife went missing and they replaced it with a real butcher knife stolen from the kitchen,\u201d the 37-year-old claimed via X<\/a> hours after her Thursday, August 1, performance. \u201cand i didn\u2019t know. till now. so watch that again\u2026..\u201d<\/p>\n

At the popular Chicago music festival, the pop star brandished a knife on stage during her performance of the 2010 Animal<\/em> album cut \u2018Backstabber.\u2019<\/p>\n

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sooooo apparently the prop knife went missing and they replaced it with a real butcher knife stolen from the kitchen. and i didn\u2019t know. till now. so watch that again\u2026.<\/p>\n

\u2014 kesha (@KeshaRose) August 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The singer limited the information shared by the one tweet and did not touch on who was responsible. Instead, Kesha seemed excited and pleased about her overall festival appearance, sharing more pictures from the set.<\/p>\n

She even shared one image on X<\/a> of her crouched down with one knee on the stage and her right hand holding up the sharp kitchen knife with the caption reading \u201cnew dating app profile pic.\u201d<\/p>\n

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new dating app profile pic pic.twitter.com\/BxmZDc27FE<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 kesha (@KeshaRose) August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

But the energetic performance, now viewed differently with the concerning reveal, raised questions about safety, especially as the singer flaunted the blade around before pretending to stab her dancers.<\/p>\n

On Reddit, one popular comment read: \u201cHow do they opt for a REAL knife instead of having a backup prop knife?? Thank God nothing happened since the knife was the focal point of the song and part of the choreography was \u2018stabbing at\u2019 her backup dancers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cKaty\u2019s to the left\u2026 backstabber\u201d\ud83d\udd2a <\/p>\n

Kesha at Lollapalooza 2024 pic.twitter.com\/tnMr7mAiXR<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kesha Discord (@KeshaDiscord) August 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cYikes. Why wouldn\u2019t you tell her!!\u201d another netizen questioned why the artist wouldn\u2019t be informed of the change, which could have resulted in a horrible accident.<\/p>\n

One more added: \u201cThat is so wild and unbelievably dangerous, considering part of the choreography is for her to \u2018stab\u2019 at her dancers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOn top of stabbing at her dancers, she\u2019s flailing it around in a hand that\u2019s wet with fake blood from the song before,\u201d another user pointed out. \u201cIf that flew out of her hand and at her dancers or into the crowd\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Lollapalooza, which debuted as a touring event in 1991, expanded internationally in 2010, now with festivals across the globe in Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Sweden, France, and India. Headliners included Blink 182, The Killers, SZA, Megan Thee Stallion, and Melanie Martinez.<\/p>\n

Other artists who performed Thursday at Chicago\u2019s Grant Park included Megan Thee Stallion, Hozier, Chappell Roan, and Tyla.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n