Riley Green Proves He's As Cowboy As It Gets After Fan Throws Cell Phone at His Face
A cell phone flew out of a sold-out crowd in Australia and hit country singer Riley Green in the face during a live performance. He bled from his ear, cracked jokes, and finished the show. The internet did the rest.
The 37-year-old country star was performing his second sold-out show at Margaret Court Arena on March 14, part of the Australian leg of his Cowboy As It Gets Tour.
Green was about to speak into the mic when a phone came flying from the crowd and struck him in the side of the face.
A TikTok video uploaded by a fan captured the moment in real time. Green shook it off quickly, told his crew to turn up the lights, and directed security to remove the person who threw it.
The crowd booed the fan who threw the phone. Loudly.
As Green picked his guitar back up to continue, blood was streaming down the side of his face from his ear. A crew member rushed up with a towel to wipe it off. Green did not stop.
“Am I bleeding?” he said into the mic. “Y’all see how tough I am?!”
After the show, Green posted an Instagram Story with a photo of his stitched-up earlobe.
“5 stitches later … sewed up,” he wrote.
In a separate Instagram Story, Green joked that he was considering passing out anti-theft phone chains at his next show to avoid another phone-throwing incident.
Riley Green Received Medical Attention Backstage
Green also posted a TikTok video of himself receiving medical attention backstage, and it might be funnier than the onstage moment.
In the video, a medic advised him to visit a nearby urgent care clinic for stitches. Green, naturally, joked through the entire exchange.
When the medic suggested stitches, he suggested piercing the bandage up with a stud — turning a concert injury into a fashion choice. He also floated the idea of putting some Elmer’s glue on it.
When told to visit an urgent care clinic, he asked if there was one with a casino in it.
The incident did not slow Green down. He continues the Australian run with two shows at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on March 16 and 17, before co-headlining CMC Rocks QLD in Ipswich, Queensland on March 20.
A cell phone to the face, five stitches, and a bloodied ear did not take Riley Green off the road.
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