Marilyn Manson collapsed midway through a rendition of ‘Beautiful People’ during a concert encore performance Wednesday night in Saskatoon, Canada.
The band played on as the performer lay crumpled on stage until two stagehands helped him to his feet and led him away.
Twitter buzz from concert-goers described the scene as chaos. @HannahFranson tweeted, “Wow good way for a concert to end. Manson falls down, pukes, then gets dragged off stage. #SayNoToDrugsPeople.”
It turns out the rocker had been feeling bad all day with flu-like symptoms before taking the stage. According to TMZ, Manson returned to his hotel room after falling ill at the end of Wednesday’s concert and will perform as planned Thursday night in Calgary.
The 44-year-old, born Brian Hugh Warner, created his stage name from juxtaposing the names of two American cultural icons, actress Marilyn Monroe and convicted murderer Charles Manson.
Check out the collapse video below:
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