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Concert projectiles leave Oli Sykes with a 'mild concussion' and Eric Clapton skipping an encore
Bring Me the Horizon frontman Oli Sykes and storied guitarist and singer Eric Clapton are the latest musicians to get hit by flying objects during their performances.

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According to Los Angeles Times’s source item, Concert projectiles leave Oli Sykes with a ‘mild concussion’ and Eric Clapton skipping an encore, Bring Me the Horizon frontman Oli Sykes and storied guitarist and singer Eric Clapton are the latest musicians to get hit by flying objects during their performances.
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Primary source: Concert projectiles leave Oli Sykes with a ‘mild concussion’ and Eric Clapton skipping an encore via Los Angeles Times. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.
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- Concert projectiles leave Oli Sykes with a 'mild concussion' and Eric Clapton skipping an encoreLos Angeles Times - 2026-05-14T18:40:08+00:00
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