The Weeknd was approached by a concertgoer while performing in Melbourne on Saturday night.
The 34-year-old Canadian singer had been in the show for approximately an hour when the invader came on stage and tried to hug him.
The superstar was seen walking away from the concert-goer before security jumped on stage.
The individual was eventually fired before The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, continued with his show.
The stage invader, who called himself “Pyjama Man,” was wearing red shorts and a red T-shirt with a print of the Ukrainian flag and the word “free” across the top.
The “prankster”, who also calls himself the “CEO of trolling”, took to Instagram to share the footage, writing: “It was great chatting with you while I was on stage.”
But many fans of The Weeknd flooded Pajama Man’s comments with negative comments.
One detractor wrote “Cringe Button,” followed by an arrow pointing to the comment’s Like button.
The Weeknd (pictured) was approached by a concert-goer while performing in Melbourne on Saturday night.
Another said: “I’m so dumbfounded that this is what someone does specifically to attract negative attention on social media.”
“Get a job,” someone else wrote, while another Instagram user echoed this sentiment: “Bruh, get a job.”
“Get help,” another advised, while someone else commented, “You suck, bro.”
‘He winced when you ran, it wasn’t good brother. Still, it’s pretty surprising you made it this far,” another commenter wrote.
The 34-year-old Canadian singer had been in the show for approximately an hour when the invader jumped on stage and tried to hug him.
The Melbourne show comes after the singer received backlash after canceling his tour last year, only to return with fewer dates.
The Weeknd initially postponed his Australian tour in November last year, just weeks before it was due to kick off.
The tour was eventually canceled and all tickets sold were refunded.
In August, the singer made the announcement of the new tour on Instagram.
“AUSTRALIA, I didn’t forget about you. See you in October,” the Hills hitmaker captioned the post.
The Melbourne show comes after the singer received backlash after canceling his tour last year, only to return with fewer dates.
While many welcomed the rescheduled dates, some fans criticized the snub of Brisbane and New Zealand, who were originally scheduled for shows.
“”Australia, I didn’t forget about you”, you forgot a lot about Brisbane and New Zealand,” one angry fan wrote on Instagram.
Another expressed displeasure with: “Are you serious right now? What the hell happened to Brisbane honestly fucking with us right now?”
One concerned concertgoer added that they were reluctant to buy tickets, given the tour’s history Down Under, adding that the decision to snub Brisbane was “crazy”.
“Okay, no way,” they wrote.
‘I bought tickets last year, waited for the show to be rescheduled, got a refund when the show was cancelled, but now you come back and you’re not doing any shows in Brisbane. Crazy.’
