www.rollingstone.com: A partial video of the incident shared on social media showed Nick glancing up at the crowd from a piano, then quickly getting up, signaling time out with his hands, and bolting off the stage. Brothers Joe and Kevin reportedly followed and the show stopped as the issue was dealt with.
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The Jonas Brothers' concert in Prague on October 15 was momentarily halted due to a laser pointer incident involving Nick Jonas, highlighting ongoing concerns about safety at live events. A representative for the O2 Arena confirmed that the performance was interrupted when an audience member directed a prohibited laser pointer at Nick, prompting a swift response from the organizing staff. After a brief pause, the concert resumed, but not before the moment sparked discussions around concert safety protocols.This incident comes amid a larger trend of heightened vigilance in live performances, as artists and audiences alike grapple with safety concerns. Recent events, such as Green Day being rushed offstage due to an unauthorized drone and Taylor Swift's concert cancellation over a foiled terror plot, underscore the growing need for robust security measures at concerts. The swift reaction by the Jonas Brothers and venue staff demonstrates a commitment to ensuring a safe environment for both performers and fans.
I think people often underestimate how important the production teams of these big tours take the artist's safety. Especially recently, with Taylor Swift’s tour getting as much attention as it has, I think the general public has begun to think it’s okay to be less cautious around artists and to act as if the artist is their best friend. It’s much like this instance with the Jonas brothers, when I had originally seen this video online I thought it was fake or a ruse to get the audience more excited for them to play. But in reading this article it’s clear that this could have been something potentially dangerous, and I’m thankful it wasn't. As an avid concert goer myself, I often find myself hyper aware of what I bring with me into the venue. I know that the concert goers around me aren’t as aware and so it’s nice to know that the Production Team had a plan in place in case something like this were to happen.
With the amount of damage a laser pointer can do, I am amazed that there is no real regulation for buying them. Seeing incidents with laser pointers always makes me thing back to a news story when I was younger about someone pointing a laser at a commercial plane and it turning out that doing that is a federal offense. Because of how plane windows are shaped, a laser hitting it ends up diffusing and essentially lighting up the whole cockpit. I feel like I haven't heard of an incident like the one involving the Jonas Brothers in a while, but it is always scary. It was very quick thinking on his part to know to run away without care for the show, because a laser in his eye could cause him to go blind which is not worth it for the sake of stopping a show. It was cool to learn that the team was ready for this circumstance, and it makes me wonder how many plans they have for different problems that might arise.
I also saw this video unfold on tiktok, and it is crazy what some people bring to concerts. I am really glad that there was a great production team and facility to make sure everyone was safe, and they did it quickly. Nick Jonas had an insanely quick response time and it was shocking and surprising at the same time. This happened on October 15th, while the Jonas Brothers were in Prague for their tour. The concert resume short after the incident, but this isn’t the first time where music artists have either cancelled shows or ran off the stage due to audience members. In September of this year, Green Day were quickly rushed off stage when there was an unauthorized drone flying and in August, one of Taylor Swift’s shows in Vienna was cancelled after two arrests were made of men accusing to carry out a terrorist attack at multiple locations of the city.
I think it can be easy to forget not only how much security can be at a concert, but why there is so much security in the first place. I’m sure that, to the guy who brought the laser pointer into the concert, it seemed harmless. It’s just not a chance that any performer really wants to take. To him, it could’ve been a lot of different things; at the very least, it can be severe vision damage. I’m curious as to whether or not they actually found the guy with the laser pointer. I can’t imagine it would be easy to find one person in the entire crowd, but it’s impressive what a security team can do. I used to work with a guy who told me about how he once spent a morning pointing a laser pointer at cars from his dorm window. When the police were on their way, he ‘gifted’ the laser pointer to his friend upstairs and told the cops it was his friend, not him. Pretty weird stuff.
I wonder what security was like for the laser to make it through. I wonder if it was one of those really strong lasers people use to point at stars when doing star watches—if that were the case though and Jonas had stared into it for more than a second though his eyes and vision would be fried. I think poor audience behavior increased after Covid 19 when there was a reset to how people behaved in public, especially in public spaces like convert venues. In comparison to theatre I think concerts have a different culture of being rowdy and loud—and not in a bad way but just different from theatre where you usually sit the whole time quietly. I think the terror attacks in Vienna at the Taylor Swift concert were crazy but big ticket singers are a target for people who want to cause mass harm. Also with the mention of the drone at the Green Day concert it’s h fortunate venues now also have to be weary of the air space above since some people are just crazy.
I found the article about the Jonas Brothers' concert in Prague quite concerning. I mean, security for concerts is fairly high profile now, so it's kind of alarming that someone can just bring a laser pointer to a concert because that can really freak people out; they're going to think they're about to get assassinated. The fact that he signaled for a timeout and left the stage shows how serious the situation was. Because I mean, what else would you do if you thought you were about to get shot? It’s comforting to know that the venue responded quickly to the issue though and that they were still able to perform. But still going to concerts nowadays, you have to be very careful with the people you're interacting with because you don't know what's going to happen. And I could only imagine how all these other celebrities feel. Take Taylor Swift, for example; she's insanely vulnerable every night for three hours on end. These types of things need to stop happening!!
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