Lorde pauses festival show after fans ‘pass out’ – with star calling security to help out THREE times

LORDE was forced to pause her headline show at Lollapalooza this week after several members in the crowd ‘passed out’. The singer, 29, was top billing at the festival held at Chicago’s Grant Park on Thursday, with soaring temperatures taking a toll on those watching along in the audience. Lorde had to pause her set after several fans ‘passed out’ during her performance Credit: Getty The pop star was headlining at Lollapalooza on Thursday when fans took ill Credit: Getty According to NBC Chicago, the New Zealand-born star had to stop her show temporarily to get medical attention on the way to fans who were reportedly ‘losing consciousness’. The publication reports that Lorde, real name Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor, called security to intervene at least three times to help out fans who were suffering near the front of the crowd. Sign up for the Showbiz newsletter Thank you! It’s understood that the current heatwave in Chicago may have contributed to fans’ conditions, with temperatures reaching 90 degrees Fahrenheit this week (32 degrees Celsius). The heat also didn’t go unnoticed by the performer who opened her set by saying “You look hot from up here”. Lorde surprised fans during her set with an appearance from Charli XCX Credit: PA The two dueted on song ‘Girl, So Confusing’Credit: INSTAGRAM/LORDE The pop star resumed her show, belting out her best-selling hits ‘Royals’, ‘Supercut’, ‘Greenlight’ and ‘Ribs’. In a treat to fans, she also brought out Friday night headliner Charli XCX for a surprise duet of her song ‘Girl, So Confusing’. It’s not the first time Lorde has appeared at Lollapalooza, with her making her debut back in 2014. She was set to headline in 2017 but the weather again caused chaos, with torrential rain cutting her show short and seeing the festival evacuated. Most read in Showbiz “Let’s complete the circle from 2017 to 2014 to right now,” she declared at one point during her set, finally ticking off her headliner moment. Lorde released her fourth studio album Virgin last summer. Comment now