Rap-Up.com || Fire Erupts at Rihanna’s Dallas Concert [Video]

Rihanna set the stage on fire—literally—during her “LOUD” tour stop in Dallas, Texas, on Friday night (July 8). The red-haired singer was performing “California King Bed” when a light high above the stage burst into flames at the American Airlines Center.

RiRi, dressed in a floor-length yellow gown, finished the song before exiting underneath the stage. Shortly after, smoke filled the arena as the house lights came on and the flames were extinguished. Fans in the front row started making their way toward the exit and eventually the entire venue was evacuated.

Following the incident, Rihanna took to Twitter. “DALLAS!!! We set the stage on FYAH tonight!!! LITERALLY!!! I’m so pissed, I was havin so much fun wit yall too!!! I gotta come back man!!” she tweeted. “DALLAS yall CRAY!!! Love this fuckin place! Glad u guys are safe!!! I promise I’ll be back!!! #MoFYAH.”

She later said that she was headed to a production meeting to find out what caused the fire. The concert is expected to be rescheduled.

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75 Comments

Yeah
July 8th, 2011 at 11:40 pm
^_^

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Chea Reply:
July 10th, 2011 at 8:16 am
@Yeah, I swear I’m intrigued as to how you’re the first to comment on every post! That shit crayyyyyyyyyy! Rihanna’s vocal range is improving nicely.

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Twitter.com/CiaraMedlies
July 8th, 2011 at 11:41 pm
*YAWNS*

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Rihannastann! Reply:
July 9th, 2011 at 5:14 am
@Twitter.com/CiaraMedlies, Really?…lol here you go…use it ->> __/<<– have a seat,and sit back n watch as my fav with her selling out world tour slays your favs parking lots /bar venues! X-D ..lmao..Mad!?…………..OH!

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LOL Reply:
July 9th, 2011 at 11:30 am
@Rihannastann!, child sit down and learn how to form a complete sentence.

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LO Reply:
July 9th, 2011 at 12:39 pm
@Rihannastann!, She always come at Beyonce too.

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A RihYonce' Stan, Reply:
July 9th, 2011 at 11:16 am
@Twitter.com/CiaraMedlies, You’re a Ciara stan right? How about instead of you yawning, you go and try to help C-Error find her career… and get her to stop playin with puppies every damn week. =)

Once she has a career, then… maybe , just maybe… your comment will be worthwhile.

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Chea Reply:
July 10th, 2011 at 8:17 am
@A RihYonce’ Stan,, lmaooooo zamn!

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KO
July 8th, 2011 at 11:47 pm
LMAO at the first 2 comments

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KO
July 8th, 2011 at 11:48 pm
I’m glad she okay tho I am a fan

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rihanna80601
July 8th, 2011 at 11:54 pm
Love ya riri

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zoocoos
July 9th, 2011 at 12:25 am
Her screeching was so bad the light combusted…=P

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Trina
July 9th, 2011 at 12:42 am
Beysus would never have that at her concert, if anything she’d jump out the fire and start sangin and slayin Ronald
mcDonald

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isabella! Reply:
July 9th, 2011 at 10:25 am
@Trina, o please if there is a fire the arena has to be evacuated that would happen even if beyonce performed you idiot. if not then the fire could spark again and if it spread then it could of killed people which beyonce would of been held responsible for. some people are so dam stupid these days!!!!!

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FartedMilk
July 9th, 2011 at 12:48 am
Man She Couldn’t Have Caught On Fire To?

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WatchTheThrone Reply:
July 9th, 2011 at 2:15 am
@FartedMilk, hating an artist is an opinion… but joking about them dying just makes you the most bitter, arrogant, snobby failure this world has ever seen
lighten up kiddo

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Aamiy Blanco Reply:
July 9th, 2011 at 5:23 am
@FartedMilk, i respect opinions but when you try and come at someone and dnt use the correct words.. it makes you look stupid… it’s too.. no “to”

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FartedMilk Reply:
July 9th, 2011 at 6:39 am
@Aamiy Blanco, Aww That’s VERY Cute But What Makes U Think I Care About ANYTHING To 2 Just Said Lmaooo

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maya Reply:
July 9th, 2011 at 12:16 pm
@Aamiy Blanco, it’s not, not “no”

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Mr_Stephens87
July 9th, 2011 at 12:52 am
damn yall so negative,lol smh

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TYRA
July 9th, 2011 at 1:05 am
wow some of y’all have no life anyway i would’ve been gone if i seen that no matter how big

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Jfenty
July 9th, 2011 at 1:06 am
Wow scary

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catherine
July 9th, 2011 at 2:23 am
omg i love rihanna she is a brilent singer i really want to see her in person i love you rihanna you are my fav singeri want to be like you when i grow up

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fizzle
July 9th, 2011 at 2:28 am
she sounds good!

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allen
July 9th, 2011 at 3:35 am
she is getting better at singing live anyway thank GOD she is alright and yall are just negative mind nobodies get a life especially @fartedmilk

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Jordan Gabriel
July 9th, 2011 at 4:36 am
Hearing that California King Bed song is like a torture, she sounds like SH*T it’s sloppy and emotionless, i’m not gonna say smth stupid but that fire could have saved people’s ears…

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p
July 9th, 2011 at 4:59 am
haha why are people saying that they are so happy she’s alive and ok? theres millions of people dying across the world and living in poverty and all you care about is this woman who has millions, getting ‘hurt’ by abit of smoke. GROW UP. Her hair must be highly flammable.

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meme Reply:
July 9th, 2011 at 10:21 am
@p, dont we all wish we cud help all the millions of people dyin around the world…but unfortunately we cant. Actually we dnt even know them to know if they are dyin or not. We do however kno of rihanna, and this particular situation. that is why we are concern. dnt be a dumb fuk.com

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Stan
July 9th, 2011 at 5:19 am
Because her vocals were so bad the stage light caught on fire!!! If she is not being slutty on stage she is a Horrible performer. Thanks to Jay-Z anybody even cares for this girl.

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isabella! Reply:
July 9th, 2011 at 10:30 am
@Stan, wow why are you so bitter you think anybody really cares that jay-z help make her career, everybody has someone who made their career, beyonce’s dad made her career, akon help make lady gaga’s career by discovering her, i mean nobody just appears out of nowhere and becomes a hit they have someone who helps them and that goes for every artist out there.

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Real Issh Reply:
July 9th, 2011 at 6:33 pm
@isabella!, So why are you questioning him/her if you just told him (s)he was correct ? Just why ?

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bri Reply:
July 10th, 2011 at 10:24 am
@Stan, haha real funny. NOT. u r so stupid, shutup. nd she does have vocals just to let u kno. so ignorant and stupid. if u dnt like rihanna then dnt watch her videos. DUH. #haater

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chad
July 9th, 2011 at 5:22 am
I bet the light killed itself

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dia
July 9th, 2011 at 6:26 am
Thank God no one got hurt or burn 2 death or trample 2 death hopefully this does not occur again luv u Rihanna keep ur head up

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mhud
July 9th, 2011 at 6:55 am
you guys are so funny wallahi…do purchase kelly rowland’s here i am this july 26th,im gonna be buying three copies of here i am..queen kelly rowland 4eva

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Yas
July 9th, 2011 at 7:20 am
That singing will have that effect.

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mecca butterfly
July 9th, 2011 at 7:22 am
because i am a mature female and not an ugly person like some of the people above im happy NO ONE got hurt…and the funny thing is she sounded GREAT in the process of doin it and im not even into her kind of music

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Diamond Girl
July 9th, 2011 at 7:59 am
She sounded great, that’s most unfortunate about the fire!

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what a bunch of asses
July 9th, 2011 at 8:11 am
look at half of you celebrating that a show was cancelled because of a serous thing like that and wishing for her to burn is just discussing you can’t possible be human if you wish for someone to die. your out of order if you don’t like her fine but don’t site there wishing for a human to die!!!!! its sick.

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Ln
July 9th, 2011 at 8:55 am
hope no one gets hurt,keep doing you Riri.

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Daniel
July 9th, 2011 at 8:55 am
That’s a signg god don’t like this bitch. Lol

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isabella! Reply:
July 9th, 2011 at 10:33 am
@Daniel, i may not be able to see you but by your comment you sound like a real ugly (on the inside) and bitter person! and god don’t like ugly people!

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Woah
July 9th, 2011 at 9:00 am
So many people hate on Rihanna, but look at all the people in that stadium!

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PURITY Reply:
July 9th, 2011 at 12:31 pm
@Woah, EXACTLY!

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Ruben
July 9th, 2011 at 9:29 am
Soo fUNNY see people hating On Rih…! so pressed, LOL! is funny when the news is about Rihanna and some of you bring Beyonce to the conversation, she’s doing her thing, leave her alone… sold out shows everywhere, 10 sold out show at the O2 Arena, almost 5 million copies sold WW with LOUD, #5 Best album WW… But I understand people CAN’T stand the fact that she’s in the same level of beyonce, she’s killing the game, so stay Pressed & Stressed! Love Ya’ll! LMAO

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Real Issh Reply:
July 9th, 2011 at 6:35 pm
@Ruben, She’s not in thee same level as Beyonce .. Only Gaga & Bey are thee highest . But Ri is ahead of a lot of people tho .

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vvvalente Reply:
July 9th, 2011 at 10:03 pm
@Real Issh, i don’t think so… RiRi is way better than beyflop and gaga

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maya Reply:
July 9th, 2011 at 10:52 pm
@vvvalente, how is beyonce a flop when she sold 100k more than Rihanna? hush.

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vvvalente Reply:
July 10th, 2011 at 9:15 am
@maya, only in USA :)

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Real Issh Reply:
July 10th, 2011 at 8:11 pm
@vvvalente, Do you have Down Syndrome girl ? Bey sold over 1 million WW in a week . You stan for a local bitch , get global fool .

Real Issh Reply:
July 9th, 2011 at 11:23 pm
@vvvalente, Beyonce a flop ? Riri better than Gaga ? LMAOOOOO , Where are you from ? What world do you live in ?

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vvvalente Reply:
July 10th, 2011 at 9:16 am
@Real Issh, shut up b*tch.
Go listen ur Flop4

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Asdf Reply:
July 10th, 2011 at 6:28 pm
@vvvalente, yeah! that flop is the #1 album in the contry bitch! go coke on something hard!

Real Issh Reply:
July 10th, 2011 at 8:09 pm
@vvvalente, Bitch please .. We sitting at #1 in over 10 countries . 2 weeks in a row . You will deal !
LOL
July 9th, 2011 at 11:29 am
that woulda been something to distract you from her lack of talent. at least when people like beyonce and ciara perform they dont look foolish. it coulda burned that dollar general wig off for all I care

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bri Reply:
July 10th, 2011 at 10:37 am
@LOL, actually ciara dnt got nothin on rihanna. ciara concert wud have half the amount of people as rihanna. i juss went 2 a rihanna concert nd my aunt hoo haz all the beyonce albums nd no rihanna albums said that rihanna waz wayy better then beyonce nd that beyonce does da same old dance moves all da time. nd all beyonce does is kick her legs which me nd my brother were laughing at yesterday so if anybody looks stupid its beyonce

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YOURSCOULDNEVER!
July 9th, 2011 at 11:36 am
I just wanna set you on fire
So I won’t have to burn alone
Then you
Then you’ll know where I’m coming from
Fire bomb…

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KB
July 9th, 2011 at 11:59 am
You guys are so wrong just because you don’t like Rihanna don’t mean you have to wish bad upon her

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maya
July 9th, 2011 at 12:19 pm
Good thing the venue caught on fire ‘cus her singing was shit!

They needed to evacuate from her voice alone!

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bri Reply:
July 10th, 2011 at 10:28 am
@maya, i went 2 her concert nd her singing actually sounded good. so shutup if u dnt kno wat u r talkin about.

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eddie
July 9th, 2011 at 12:32 pm
hell she sounded good to me…but then again i don’t dislike as much as the people above me

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Nae
July 9th, 2011 at 1:31 pm
I’m so over people complaining about her singing but yet, you CONTINUE to watch all of her performances. WHY is that? CLEARLY that large crowd at that arena had no problem with her singing, so why do you?

Anyway, Thank God everyone was safe.

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say what
July 9th, 2011 at 1:54 pm
this could have been much worst, and i read the silly season people comments, shameful
some one could have died. and to tell the truth
this could happen to any one none of us are above the law as far as fires go even in our own homes.

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say what
July 9th, 2011 at 1:59 pm
eopl who are still complaining and laughting about how she sounds, now how long have you haters been complaining?? and how many digitial dowmloads, albums, ringtones, and singles have rihanna sold??? and how many times have she sold the 02 arenas out which holds more than you small minded people can understand?? the buying public says she sound good enough to entertain them, globally.

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Sean
July 9th, 2011 at 9:55 pm
I think the shitty singing probably started the fire

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vvvalente Reply:
July 9th, 2011 at 10:01 pm
@Sean, shut ur mouth ugly b*tch

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nicole
July 9th, 2011 at 10:54 pm
She could of caught on fire, it’s alright, she likes the way it hurts…remember?

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Breezy's girl
July 10th, 2011 at 3:17 am
aww she set the stage on :P lol…Luv u Rih!!! ♥_♥

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Andy
July 10th, 2011 at 5:42 pm
beyonce is a flop she only made it big with destinys Child and in some of Jay.Z’s songs the girl only has 1 Grammy from the 5 albums she has out so there for flop as a solo artist but with people she is big but her fans hate the fact that Rihanna has 2 Grammy under her belt and fell the need to bring down the Grammy and other awards destinys child made so sad as for Gaga hahaha ok big artist her new album born this way only stayed in the Top 10 album charts for 2 weeks LOUD was there since November only leaving it last week to go to #11 so people rihanna is better haters like ur self can face it and i will be getting comments but can’t wait because you all no Rihanna rules all i have to say :D….

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Asdf Reply:
July 10th, 2011 at 6:25 pm
@Andy, GO jumm off a damn brigde ASAP! ur a complete idiot! beyonce flop?? 1 grammy?? bey got more grammys than your fave

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Andy Reply:
July 11th, 2011 at 12:41 am
@Asdf, aww what the matter does the truth hurt yeahs that is what i said you dont need to repeat it wast of space and rihanna has 2 beyonce has one so suck on it!

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Real Issh Reply:
July 10th, 2011 at 8:15 pm
@Andy, Beyonce has 16 Grammy’s . She’s a bigger solo star than when she was when she was in thee group . She has 4 solo albums dumb ass .. Before you come at Beyonce stans , get your facts correct . Thee only thing you have to do is KNOW your fave . I know more about Rihanna than you . Smh .

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Andy Reply:
July 11th, 2011 at 12:40 am
@Real Issh, look ladies and gentlemen the idiots i was talking about has just showed them self beyonce only has 16 grammys with destinys child and like one of her own so i think u need to shut up.

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Andy
July 11th, 2011 at 12:45 am
haha actually Rihanna has 4 Grammys :D

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say what
July 11th, 2011 at 9:48 am
we all know how big & rich bey is so what is wrong with rihanna and others working
and doing it up like bey is doing??? why do you not want rihanna to make it?? rihanna has alrady cemented her place in the music history books and that is where shes going to stay.no matter what the haters say are think.

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