Riley Green leaves Australia concert bleeding after fan throws smartphone
Country music star Riley Green was left bloodied during a performance in Melbourne, where he sustained injuries from being struck by an angry audience member who hurled a phone onto the stage. Medical reports confirm that singer received exactly five facial sutures following the incident at Margaret Court Arena while performing his hit "Hell of a Way to Go." In response to the attack on social media clips circulating globally today March 17, Green humorously remarked he would be distributing custom-made tethers for phones in upcoming shows.
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1Country singer Riley Green was left bleeding after an angry fan threw his mobile phone at him during a concert in Melbourne.
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2Green required five stitches and joked about wearing 'phone tethers' to secure phones for future shows following the incident.
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A video showing country singer Riley Green bleeding after being hit by an object has spread globally.
— [Mar 17] VIDEO Internetom se širi uzasna snimka: Glazbenik je pocao krvariti i napustio pozornicu (Vecernji.hr)A video of American country singer Riley Green with blood on his head has circulated worldwide after he left the stage.
— [Mar 17] VIDEO Sramotna snimka se širi svijetom, americki pjevac krvave glava napustio pozornicu! (Jutarnji.hr)"Hell of a Way to Go" singer Riley Green joked that he would be passing out phone tethers at his next concert after being injured by an incident where fans threw items on stage.
— [Mar 16] Country singer gets 5 stitches after fan throws phone at him: 'Sewed up' (Feeds-api.dotdashmeredith.com)"Ya'll See How Tough I Am?" Riley Green was left bloodied and required five stitches in Australia when a disgruntled fan threw his face during the concert.
— [Mar 16] Country Music Superstar Left Bloodied After Fan Throws Phone at His Face During Australia Set: 'Ya'all see how tough i am?' (Americansongwriter)"Hell of a Way to Go" singer Riley Green joked that he would be passing out phone tethers at his next concert after the painful incident.
— [Mar 16] Country Music Superstar Left Bloodied After Fan Throws Phone on Stage: 'Ya'll See How Tough I Am?' (Americansongwriter)Riley Green was injured during an Australian concert when a fan threw a phone at him from the crowd. The musician received five stitches for his ear injury and later thanked fans while expressing no desire to move back in Tennessee, preferring life on his Alabama farm where he also made acting debut as himself
Country musician Riley Green was struck in the ear during his concert performance at Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne after an unidentified fan threw their phone toward him from a distance. He subsequently required five stitches to treat bleeding and swelling but joked about distributing "phone tethers" for safety before leaving with security, while footage showed crew members attending on stage as he asked if anyone saw how tough the injury looked.