--- --- # Adam Levine Had a 'Terrifying' Encounter With a Fan by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Apr 7, 2015 6:26 PM UTC by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Apr 7, 2015 6:26 PM UTC An overzealous fan with little regard for personal space decided to run onstage during Maroon 5 concert Monday and grab singer Adam Levine from behind. Concert goers captured the incident—which [Entertainment Tonight](http://www.etonline.com/music/162337%5Fadam%5Flevine%5Fgets%5Fattacked%5Fby%5Ffan%5Fon%5Fstage%5Fat%5Fmaroon%5F5%5Fconcert/) reports left Levine with a cut on his ear—from various angles. “It’s just weird to be, like, in the moment, ya know?” Levine reportedly told the crowd. “And you’re singing, and your eyes are closed, and you have this beautiful moment. And then the next thing you know someone’s f—ing in your face. It’s super terrifying.” \[[_Entertainment Tonight_](http://www.etonline.com/music/162337%5Fadam%5Flevine%5Fgets%5Fattacked%5Fby%5Ffan%5Fon%5Fstage%5Fat%5Fmaroon%5F5%5Fconcert/)\] Adam Levine Had a "Terrifying" Encounter with a Fan ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3774376/adam-levine-terrifying-encounter/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3774376/adam-levine-terrifying-encounter/"},"headline":"Adam Levine Had a 'Terrifying' Encounter With a Fan","datePublished":"2015-04-07T18:26:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:18:27.439Z","description":"The singer had a bad encounter with an overzealous fan during a concert","url":"https://time.com/3774376/adam-levine-terrifying-encounter/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Music","viral","adam levine","video","entertainment","celebrity"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3774376/adam-levine-terrifying-encounter/","name":"Adam Levine Had a 'Terrifying' Encounter With a Fan"}}]}] ```