Ceiling Panels At Festival Hall Fall During Bad Omens Show

At least three panels fell from the ceiling after confetti canons went off at Bad Omens’ gig at Festival Hall in Melbourne last night (22 January).

The show was the second Melbourne date added to meet the demand for the American alt-metal band’s goodbye, friend Australian tour, but it was the first night of the tour.

The incident occurred as Bad Omens performed their penultimate song of the night, Just Pretend, from their 2022 album THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND. As the band launched into the chorus, confetti canons went off, and at least three ceiling panels fell (from my view at the concert and the videos below), landing on people standing in the general admission area. Footage of the incident can be seen below.

As the incident occurred with confetti in the band’s eyesight, and they immediately went off stage to darkness before returning for one more song, they might not have seen it.

In a statement to The Music, a spokesperson for Festival Hall said, “Thank you to our onsite first aid team who responded quickly. We have conducted an immediate review of the special effects vendor and additional safety checks before tonight’s show.”

In addition to the statement, the spokesperson for the venue confirmed that there were no hospitalisations from the incident. They also clarified that tonight’s sold-out show with special guests Poppy and House Of Protection hasn’t been impacted and will proceed as planned.

Following their Melbourne shows, Bad Omens will head to Brisbane for a sold-out show at the Riverstage (Saturday, 25 January) and two nights at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion (Tuesday, 28 and Wednesday, 29 January).

Bad Omens are touring Australia for the second time in their career, following their debut run as part of Knotfest Australia and a string of sideshows in March 2023. Unfortunately, that tour was hampered by singer Noah Sebastian's struggles with vocal issues, which led to ending their Sydney sideshow early and cancelling their appearance at Knotfest in Melbourne.

In 2022, Bad Omens released their third album, THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND. Earlier this year, they shared its sibling remix album, Concrete Jungle [The OST]. Bad Omens have racked up 1.9 billion streams worldwide and gathered international acclaim.

Look at my old ass learning how to rotate videos. Roof falling down (and injuring people) during bad omens in Melbourne. https://t.co/oFJNtUUIe3 pic.twitter.com/WCLNA8wPfM

— plants have feelings and I eat them (@Felix786) January 22, 2025

Bad Omens literally blowing the roof off of festival hall pic.twitter.com/rl1t7HDaKD

— plants have feelings and I eat them (@Felix786) January 22, 2025

@zoe.careriwilson

Bad Omens Concert Festival Hall Melbourne 22nd January 2025…. When the beat drops, so does the ceiling #melbourne#festivalhall#badomens

♬ original sound - Zoe Careri-Wilson

@v4mpguurl

if it hit me i would sue fr #badomens #melbourne

♬ original sound - v4mpguurl