KEY POINTS

  • Two women got into a fight during Olivia Rodrigo's iHeartRadio gig
  • The altercation was caught in a now-viral video
  • The event marked Rodrigo's first non-award show performance this 2021

Fans of Olivia Rodrigo brawled at the iHeartRadio Music Festival on Sept. 19. The fight was captured in a now-viral video, showing two women exchanging blows near the stage.

Rodrigo’s five-song gig at the music festival yesterday marked her first non-award show performance of the year. The singer performed a medley of songs from her debut album “Sour” during the event, including her hit song “Good 4 U” and album cuts “Brutal” and “Traitor.”

However, the event took a major turn when a fight broke out in the audience as Rodrigo sat down at a piano to play “Drivers License.”

Videos of the crowd singing along to her live rendition of the song were shared on social media, along with another clip of two women brawling during the track.

The video of the altercation was originally shared on TikTok, showing one woman hitting another woman with punches before a man turns up to break up the fight. TikTok user @fww.shelli originally shared the video with the caption, "Bro, we're just trying to enjoy Olivia Rodrigo."

The fight's video has since gone viral on social media.

Rodrigo did not seem to notice the commotion and at one point told the audience, "You guys are just like the best crowd ever. This is amazing."

Rodrigo dropped her debut album in May, earning 295,000 equivalent album units to top the Billboard 200 chart with 72,000 album sales. “Sour” earned its fifth nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 following its vinyl LP release in August.

The singer also got the top spot on both Spotify’s Top Global Songs of Summer and Top U.S. Songs of Summer lists with her second hit single “Good 4 U,” which was streamed 600 million times between May 29 and Aug. 22.

Rodrigo performed the hit single at the MTV Video Music Awards ceremony last week as she was backed by dancers. She bagged awards in three of the five categories she was nominated for, including Best New Artist, Song of the Year and Push Performance of the Year.

Pop star Olivia Rodrigo waits to speak as White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds a press briefing
Pop star Olivia Rodrigo waits to speak as White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds a press briefing AFP / Brendan Smialowski