Kesha‘s Lollapalooza knife-wielding performance was apparently much more real than anyone knew—including the ‘We R Who We R’ singer.

“Sooooo apparently the prop knife went missing and they replaced it with a real butcher knife stolen from the kitchen,” the 37-year-old claimed by way of X hours after her Thursday, August 1, efficiency. “and i didn’t know. till now. so watch that again…..”

At the favored Chicago music pageant, the pop star brandished a knife on stage throughout her efficiency of the 2010 Animal album minimize ‘Backstabber.’

sooooo apparently the prop knife went lacking they usually changed it with an actual butcher knife stolen from the kitchen. and that i didn’t know. until now. so watch that once more….

— kesha (@KeshaRose) August 2, 2024

The singer restricted the data shared by the one tweet and didn’t contact on who was accountable. Instead, Kesha appeared excited and happy about her total pageant look, sharing extra photos from the set.

She even shared one picture on X of her crouched down with one knee on the stage and her proper hand holding up the sharp kitchen knife with the caption studying “new dating app profile pic.”

new relationship app profile pic pic.twitter.com/BxmZDc27FE

— kesha (@KeshaRose) August 5, 2024

But the energetic efficiency, now considered otherwise with the regarding reveal, raised questions on security, particularly because the singer flaunted the blade round earlier than pretending to stab her dancers.

On Reddit, one common remark learn: “How do they opt for a REAL knife instead of having a backup prop knife?? Thank God nothing happened since the knife was the focal point of the song and part of the choreography was ‘stabbing at’ her backup dancers.”

“Katy’s to the left… backstabber”

Kesha at Lollapalooza 2024 pic.twitter.com/tnMr7mAiXR

— Kesha Discord (@KeshaDiscord) August 2, 2024

“Yikes. Why wouldn’t you tell her!!” one other netizen questioned why the artist wouldn’t be told of the change, which might have resulted in a horrible accident.

One extra added: “That is so wild and unbelievably dangerous, considering part of the choreography is for her to ‘stab’ at her dancers.”

“On top of stabbing at her dancers, she’s flailing it around in a hand that’s wet with fake blood from the song before,” one other consumer identified. “If that flew out of her hand and at her dancers or into the crowd…”

Lollapalooza, which debuted as a touring occasion in 1991, expanded internationally in 2010, now with festivals throughout the globe in Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Sweden, France, and India. Headliners included Blink 182, The Killers, SZA, Megan Thee Stallion, and Melanie Martinez.

Other artists who carried out Thursday at Chicago’s Grant Park included Megan Thee Stallion, Hozier, Chappell Roan, and Tyla.