Unsolicited Advice: Don't injure your favorite artist

While we acknowledge part of the appeal of attending a live concert is the chaos they bring and the uncertainty of the proceedings, we here at the Diffraction have some simple rules we recommend concertgoers follow.

There are several you can quibble with, but, unless you're going to see G.G. Allin, in which case you're either dead or he is now undead, you should not mess with the very person you've paid money to see.

While messing with the band is not a recent development (just ask Tom Jones), one could adroitly argue the presence of mobile phones and ubiquitous concert filming makes it a more attractive target for jerks that want attention and exposure.

I'm not quite sure I understand the motivations as getting outed as the perpetrator could land one in jail and - no legal expect here - potentially for a felonious assault.

The latest victim? Billie Eilish was hit with a bracelet while singing What Was I Made For? at a recent stop in Glendale, Arizona. The rise of friendship bracelets borne out of the Taylor Swift Eras tour has apparently led many fans to want to give theirs to their favorite artist at an uncomfortable velocity. She has been hit as well.

Eilish has an incredibly even-keeled perspective on getting hit, which she unfortunately experienced many times in her short-ish career. While, yes, it true in this case, the fan probably wanted to give her that bracelet, but a) it's not appropriate behavior and b) let's be real with ourselves - Eilish is not going to keep something a fan threw to her from the darkness of the seats, even if it landed safely a few feet from where she was standing.

Of course, earnest passing of keepsakes is only a small category of what projectiles threaten the artists. In recent years, we've seen a drink directed at Cardi B, a phone pitched at Bebe Rexha and Steve Lacy, and Skittles slung at Harry Styles.

And, if you're truly at a show to see some carnage, you may only have a wait a bit to see the band do it to itself, but that doesn't mean you should have to participate.