{"id":33290,"date":"2026-08-08T21:55:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33290"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:55:12","slug":"billy-strings-wears-helmet-to-concert-after-getting-hit-in-head-by-thrown-object","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33290","title":{"rendered":"Billy Strings Wears Helmet to Concert After Getting Hit In Head by Thrown Object"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Billy-Strings-in-helmet.jpg?quality=80\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-id=\"1616834\" data-title=\"Billy Strings Wears a Helmet at Concert After Getting Hit With a Thrown Object\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/08\/billy-strings-wears-helmet\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/artist\/billy-strings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Billy Strings<\/a> isn\u2019t making a career pivot into being a minor league hockey player. He\u2019s just protecting his noggin from unruly concert attendees.<\/p>\n<p>The guitar-picking maestro donned a helmet from Fishers, Indiana\u2019s minor league hockey team, the Indy Fuel, at his August 7th show at the Fishers Event Center after being hit in the head by an object thrown by an audience member the previous night, the first of a three-night stand at the venue. See fan-captured video below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vivid-seats.pxf.io\/c\/1882189\/952533\/12730?subId1=billy-strings%2Awears-a-hockey-helmet-button&amp;subId2=&amp;subId3=&amp;sharedid=&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vividseats.com%2Fbilly-strings-tickets%2Fperformer%2F53787\" class=\"button button-ticket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Get Billy Strings Tickets Here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The crowd relished the gag as it cheered him on before he went into a song with nothing but a quick, wry smile to acknowledge his headgear, video showed. The night before, Billy Strings didn\u2019t have the same sense of humor about the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Related Video<\/p>\n<p>While he didn\u2019t storm off stage or rage, he was clearly perturbed from being knocked in the head by what some fans speculated online was a lighter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe I shouldn\u2019t have come back,\u201d Billy Strings told the crowd after being pelted. The crowd booed after Billy Strings was hit in the head, audibly upset that an attendee would be so careless. \u201cWhy the fuck would you throw something at me? Is your dick really that small?\u201d Billy said. \u201cI was just getting ready to say how much I\u2019m happy to be here and I love you guys and all this shit, and you throw something and it hits me right in the fucking head.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFind out who that was an sodomize them, please,\u201d Billy Strings said after being hit.<\/p>\n<p>Or, a fan could have given the assailant a good cross check into the boards.<\/p>\n<p>Billy Strings is on <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/03\/billy-strings-fall-2026-us-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tour through December.<\/a> Fans can look for tickets <a style=\"display: inline !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/vivid-seats.pxf.io\/c\/1882189\/952533\/12730?subId1=billy-strings&amp;subId2=wears-a-hockey-helmet&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vividseats.com%2Fbilly-strings-tickets%2Fperformer%2F53787\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">via Vivid Seats<\/a>, where they can save $20 on their first order of $200 or more with promo code <strong>CONSEQUENCE20<\/strong> at checkout.<\/p>\n<p>In June, the bluegrass player <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/06\/billy-strings-new-album-so-much-for-goodbyes-burn-the-other-end\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced his new album<\/a> <em>So Much for Goodbyes, <\/em>due out in late August,\u00a0and released the single \u201cBurn the Other End.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Billy wasn\u2019t taking ANY chances!! 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