Katy Perry survived a frightening midair prop malfunction while straddling a giant flying butterfly during a performance of 'Roar' in San Francisco.

Katy Perry was performing Roar at the Chase Centre when the butterfly prop she was riding dropped mid-air, with the crowd gasping in concern

Katy Perry fans got a fright during the Friday night performance of her Lifetimes Tour in San Francisco. Perry was in the middle of singing her hit song “Roar” and flying several feet above the stadium on a mechanical butterfly when the contraption suddenly dipped,

The pop superstar was flying on a giant mechanical butterfly around Chase Center in San Francisco when it unexpectedly jolted and dipped.

“ALL THE LOVE”18. “E.T.”19. “Part of Me”20. “Rise”21. “Roar”22. “Daisies”23. “LIFETIMES”24. “Firework” Katy Perry performs in concert at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, July 18, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo ...

Katy Perry lit up the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on Tuesday night (July 15) as part of her Lifetimes Tour, with iconic tracks “Roar,” “The One That Got Away,” “Firework” and loads more! From acrobating the night away to taking fan requests to appearing to comment on her public split with ex-fiancé Orlando Bloom,

The singer played a packed crowd at the Kia Forum on July 15, and Parade took it all in stage side at the exclusive Klub 143.

Katy Perry and opener Rebecca Black took the stage to a sold-out crowd at Anaheim’s Honda Center on Sunday, July 13.