Walk It Out: 11 Times Artists Walked Off Stage
Can you guess who's left the building?
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Walk It Out - No fan ever wants to see their favorite artist walk off stage, but when tempers, health issues, audience members, or bad deals are involved — well, anything can happen. This batch of artists definitely lived through the awful experience of walking off the stage. – Jon Reyes(Photos from left: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images, Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images, Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Kanye West - In July 2015, Kanye just dipped from a performance after the mic stopped working. He threw it up and peaced out. C’mon, the equipment’s got to work.(Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for DirecTV)
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Nicki Minaj - This was no temper tantrum. During a concert stop in Cape Town, South Africa, she gave her mic to a fan and the fan did what you should do when Nicki gives you the mic, you turn it out. Well, Nicki couldn’t deal so she just ran off the stage.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Lil Wayne - During the Medical Cannabis Concentrates Cup in San Bernardino, California, Lil Wayne went on a rant and said, “Don’t you ever, ever, ever ask me to do this s**t again!” Dropping the mic and living the dream.(Photo: Earl Gibson/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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Brandy - Back in 2013 Brandy took part in the Nelson Mandela Sport & Culture in Johannesburg, South Africa. According to those who attended, not many knew Brandy would be coming out and she ended up performing to a stadium filled with only 40 people. She performed two songs and then walked off the stage.(Photo: Brad Barket/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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Justin Bieber - During the promo tour for his Purpose album in October 2015, the Biebs got mad at his fans for not allowing him to clean water off the stage, so he yelled at them and then walked off stage.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella)
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Azealia Banks - In this 2013 video clip of Azealia Banks, you can see something being thrown at her from the audience. Welp, she chucked that mic faster than a Twitter update and walked off the stage. Don’t anger the Banks, guys.(Photo: Karl Walter/Getty Images for Coachella)
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Riff Raff - Back in October of 2013, Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, was blessed with the rhythmic stylings of Riff Raff. Not everyone felt it because someone threw a beer can at his chest. He challenged the person who threw it to a fight before he stomped off stage.(Photo: Rick Davis / Splash News)
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Danny Brown - Minutes into his set in Glasgow on March of 2015, Danny Brown was on the receiving end when someone from the audience lunged a cup of liquid his way. Brown slammed the mic into the stage and walked off.(Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Pandora)
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Ne-Yo - In July 2009 an ailing Ne-Yo attempted to power through a show but wasn’t able to. The singer walked off the stage but not before getting through an emotional apology about not being able to finish the show for his fans.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images For 102.7 KIIS FM's Wango Tango)
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Jeremih - During a performance with J.Cole, singer Jeremih finished performing a feature for the rapper, but not before singing a clip of his own song. J. Cole’s reaction? Classic.(Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images for Pepsi)