--- title: Adele Freaks Out When Bat Crashes Her Mexico Concert description: Powerhouse singer Adele had a hilarious reaction when a rogue bat crashed her show in Mexico City, Mexico on Monday night. canonical: https://time.com/4573034/adele-bat-video/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-11-16T16:45:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:38:43.844Z og:title: Watch Adele Freak Out Over a Bat Crashing Her Concert og:description: The singer has a hilarious reaction og:url: https://time.com/4573034/adele-bat-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Adele Freak Out Over a Bat Crashing Her Concert twitter:description: The singer has a hilarious reaction twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Adele's Hilarious Freakout As a Rogue Bat Crashes Her Concert > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Nov 16, 2016 4:45 PM UTC  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Nov 16, 2016 4:45 PM UTC [Adele](http://time.com/4155801/adele-story/) might have [10 Grammy awards](http://time.com/4225527/grammys-2016-adele-sound-issues-what-went-wrong/), but that doesn’t mean that she’s exempt from [being caught off-guard by a bat every now and then](http://time.com/4401232/adele-chicago-us-tour/). The powerhouse singer was surprised during a concert in Mexico City, Mexico on Monday night when a rogue bat crashed her stage, eventually attacking one of her audience members. Adele, of course, reacted in the most Adele manner ever, by good-naturedly releasing a string of obscenities while flapping her arms like a bat herself on the stage. “Welcome to Mexico,” she joked. “It’s really good to be here – but a f—ing bat?” This isn’t the first time that the British singer has shared a moment with a friendly animal during her tour; during a Los Angeles stop, [the singer welcomed a puppy to the stage with a smooch](http://time.com/4461147/adele-kisses-dog-wearing-adele-shirt-at-concert/). 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