NEWSKaty Perry Left Trapped Inside Giant Inflatable Bottle After Concert Crowd-Surf Stunt Goes Wrong
Katy Perry was trapped inside a giant water bottle after her crowd-surfing stunt went wrong.
July 30 2026, Updated 4:34 a.m. ET
Katy Perry narrowly avoided a concert mishap for the history books.
The incident occurred during her headlining show at the Isle of MTV Malta festival on July 29.
Katy Perry Was Temporarily Stranded in a Giant Water Bottle During Her Recent Performance
Katy Perry urged fans to move her towards the stage after her crowd-surfing stunt turned into chaos.
The pop star entered a giant inflatable water bottle-shaped prop while performing her hit song “I Kissed a Girl” on Wednesday. The bottle then quickly started surfing through the crowd.
However, what was supposed to be an iconic moment turned into terror when, instead of pushing her towards a giant straw installation placed near the stage, the fans kept her moving towards the back of the venue.
A nervous Perry could be heard yelling, “Get me to that straw,” to the thousands of roaring fans in a video from the event that went viral online.
Katy Perry became nervous as the crowd kept pushing her towards the back of the venue.
Katy Perry thanked fans after being safely transported back to the stage.
However, despite her incessant gestures toward the straw installation, the crowd continued drifting her away from the stage.
“Come on, keep it going!” the “Harleys in Hawaii” singer urged the concert attendees.
“Go back to the stage! Oh my God!” Perry exclaimed, all while she remained trapped inside the giant water bottle, unable to control the crowd’s movement.
Eventually, though, the fans heeded her calls, and she was safely transported back to the stage, where she resumed her performance.
“Thank you for getting me back,” she said to the fans after finishing her song.
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Katy Perry Previously Had a Near-Fatal Concert Mishap Last Year
Katy Perry trolled her terrifying experience on Instagram last year after almost falling off a butterfly machine.
Wednesday’s concert chaos added itself to the list of near-accidents the “The One That Got Away” singer has experienced during her shows.
Last year, she narrowly escaped a fatal fall while performing her hit single “Roar” in San Francisco, Calif.
The icon was flying above the thousands gathered to witness her perform during a stop on her The Lifetimes Tour, riding a massive butterfly-shaped machine.
Unfortunately, the machine malfunctioned during the performance, causing growing terror and screams among the audience.
The “Dark Horse” songstress, too, appeared frightened while hanging from the busted machine.
However, the giant butterfly eventually started flapping its wings properly, allowing Perry to continue her concert.
Katy Perry almost fell from mid air last year after her concert prop malfunctioned during her show.
The singer posted a zoomed-in screenshot of her face during the terrifying experience on her Instagram Stories after the show, with the caption, “Good Night San Fran.”
The music legend had another near accident during the Australian leg of the show last summer. In a fan video capturing the moment, she could be seen stepping into a giant metallic sphere while keeping herself steady by gripping cables.
However, as soon as the handlers released the sphere and it began to rise, the prop suddenly tilted sideways and started swinging, nearly causing the singer to fall.
She managed to regain her footing with the help of the cables, and the handlers approached the sphere as it was slowly lowered to the ground.
