Gaga stops show for fainting fan, brings them backstage

[27monster27 15,847]

2 hours ago, TheFrenchGuy said:

not the text saying Gaga takes care of HIS audience 

Are we back in 2009

I think English might not be the first language of the person who made the video. I've seen this happen a few times with situations like that.

[Rahrahbitchson 23,167]

2 hours ago, SOON said:

 

EDIT: oh you're talking about faking fainting just to get to backstage but I dont think anyone would want that

If i faint in the middle of the show cuz i haven't eaten anything all day just to be ready for bottoming after the show, please do not judge me, it is against my will

[SOON 4,293]

16 minutes ago, Rahrahbitchson said:

If i faint in the middle of the show cuz i haven't eaten anything all day just to be ready for bottoming after the show, please do not judge me, it is against my will

just after the show? do it during the show, what are the restrooms for girl

[Oriane 22,734]

Belgian and French people have the same level in English I see 

[Helxig 45,330]

Manifesting this for myself at my show in December 

[Schwerk 7,453]

6 hours ago, Economy said:

What causes all this fainting? Poor air circulation? Heat? Too much adrenaline?

Often people are too nervous to eat and or drink well before a Gaga show. Especially young ones. Some also wear too little clothing waiting outside and/or wear too much inside. Others might just be more prone to faint in these circumstances than others.

We helped a young person who was in a full wintercoat! in the GC. They were brought to us at the barricade by someone and they asked for water. They downed two glasses security gave him. We handed them a dextrose tablet. When security told them to take it, he didn't respond so we lifted him over the barricade.

So it's a combination of naivety, people going alone, lining up for a long time but not buying enough food or water. They don't wanna leave their spot to get water or food.

[4SeasonsInADay 69]

6 hours ago, Economy said:

What causes all this fainting? Poor air circulation? Heat? Too much adrenaline?

It seems to have become more common the last few years. Some of that might be more awareness through social media. It mainly seems to be woman that will queue up early to try and get to the barricade. Then get dehydrated or fatigued once the show starts having not drank or eaten properly.

This is a problem that's always been there, but with venues being more restrictive than ever on what items can be brought in will have made things worse. The change of bigger acts doing longer shows without supports to help pace things out energy wise probably doesn't help either. 

[TimotheeChalamet 6,941]

A guy fainted in front of me at the Milan show during Bad Romance 

[littlepotter 76,610]

1 minute ago, TimotheeChalamet said:

A guy fainted in front of me at the Milan show during Bad Romance 

Understandable

[Seby Mayuri 54]

9 hours ago, Schwerk said:

I don't think they were actually brought backstage. The first girl was back on her feet and taken care of by crew on the side of the stage.

The second person was carried out by medics to the hallway of the venue.

Please don't make this a trend France, I beg you.

Getting into the arena was a mess, so I can imagine many monsters weren't as prepared or energetic as usual. That and I've been to the past 4 balls and have seen people faint at all of them. 

Actually the person was brought backstage, I was at the barricade and the stage manager (I don’t know) was walking past me and I heard him say “bring her backstage”. I just hope all of the people who fainted are good now. Yeah it was a mess, they told us that at 12 we can wait inside where we can get food and drinks and warm ourselves up, but we can’t go Outside anymore or otherwise we would lose our spot. So we brought our stuff to the hotel and didn’t had a lot to wear. At around 2/3 we were kicked out again to the next “waiting line”. So my friends were freezing until 6:40 when we finally could go in. 

[NewUsername 11,749]

I still think by backstage they all just meant to the first-aid. It's technically also backstage.
Anyhow, it was clear that 'suddenly' more people started to feel unwell during the minutes after.

3 hours ago, Seby Mayuri said:

Actually the person was brought backstage, I was at the barricade and the stage manager (I don’t know) was walking past me and I heard him say “bring her backstage”

 

[Mother of Puppies 36,615]

20 hours ago, Economy said:

What causes all this fainting? Poor air circulation? Heat? Too much adrenaline?

I have a condition called "POTS" which means that when I get up from sitting my heart beat increases very quickly and I then get dizzy and have to sit again for a second before getting up. (It doesn't happen all the time, but very often)

And when I stand for too long, or when it's very warm or I haven't had enough to drink OR worse: all of this combined, which often is the case at concerts, I will most probably faint. (This is the reason why I only go for seats at shows.. mostly I stand, but I feel safer knowing I could sit if I start feeling weak. I get anxiety when I feel trapped).

I once almost fainted at a concert, but I went out the last minute to sit down at the side so I could prevent it. But there have been many moments in my life where I have fainted... I can't even count them anymore. 

 

It doesn't have to be the case with people who faint at concerts, because these things like standing for long, not enough fresh air etc can lead to fainting for everyone , even without having this condition.

 

oh and I just read that 75-80% of the people with POTS are women. Many don't even know they have this... I found out like 2 years ago

Edited November 12, 2025 by Mother of Puppies

[Helxig 45,330]

16 hours ago, 4SeasonsInADay said:

It seems to have become more common the last few years. Some of that might be more awareness through social media. It mainly seems to be woman that will queue up early to try and get to the barricade. Then get dehydrated or fatigued once the show starts having not drank or eaten properly.

This is a problem that's always been there, but with venues being more restrictive than ever on what items can be brought in will have made things worse. The change of bigger acts doing longer shows without supports to help pace things out energy wise probably doesn't help either. 

Not to mentioned so many shows now open the doors so early and the main act doesn't start until so late. I'm getting so sick of being let in, waiting an hour or more until the opener, then they do their act and finish and instead of the main act coming on they.. turn the lights on and leave you there for another hour or more waiting for the main act. So ****ing stupid because the opener is supposed to hype the crowd and warm them up. But instead you drive to the city for 2 hours, wait outside in the sun for 3 hours, wait inside for an hour, get all excited and amped up at the opener.. then totally have an energy crash waiting for the main act to even come out, then have to find that high again. Maybe it's just that I'm too old now and it's a me problem.. but the past few shows I've felt completely exhausted before the main act even comes on. The pacing is so bad

[Ladle Ghoulash 52,494]

6 hours ago, Mother of Puppies said:

I have a condition called "POTS" which means that when I get up from sitting my heart beat increases very quickly and I then get dizzy and have to sit again for a second before getting up. (It doesn't happen all the time, but very often)

And when I stand for too long, or when it's very warm or I haven't had enough to drink OR worse: all of this combined, which often is the case at concerts, I will most probably faint. (This is the reason why I only go for seats at shows.. mostly I stand, but I feel safer knowing I could sit if I start feeling weak. I get anxiety when I feel trapped).

I once almost fainted at a concert, but I went out the last minute to sit down at the side so I could prevent it. But there have been many moments in my life where I have fainted... I can't even count them anymore. 

 

It doesn't have to be the case with people who faint at concerts, because these things like standing for long, not enough fresh air etc can lead to fainting for everyone , even without having this condition.

 

oh and I just read that 75-80% of the people with POTS are women. Many don't even know they have this... I found out like 2 years ago

Also: COVID is pretty likely to give you POTS (something like 80% of people with Long COVID have it), so I wouldn’t be surprised if repeated COVID infections are ****ing with people’s autonomic nervous systems and making them more susceptible to fainting

[Juniper 1,062]

At artRAVE one guy passed out and fell flat on his back (the floor wasn’t as crowded back then) while Gaga performed Applause right in front of us. There was no way she didn’t see it. She didn’t give a f-