DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – T-Pain had to put his concert on hold to address the crowd after bottles were getting thrown towards the stage at the Mississippi Valley Fair Thursday night.

During the middle of the show T-Pain paused his performance to address the behavior.

“I’m not pissed or anything, but it’s only so much s***t I’m going to take,” T-Pain said. “I’m not a f*****g clown. I’m not gonna sit up here and get pies thrown in my face.”

The MVF now has signs at the east entrance of the pit saying “For the safety of our patrons and entertainers, no throwing of any objects will be allowed. Patrons caught throwing anything will be escorted off the premise by security.”

General Manager of the MVF, Shawn Loter says there might be new rules in the future for concert-goers.

“We’re gonna sit down after this year’s fair and really come up with a game plan to try to make because it’s a big safety concern,” Loter said. “You know, people don’t know you throw stuff up in the air, you know, and it comes down hits somebody’s head. So you get caught doing it, you know, I’m probably gonna press charges. I mean, you’re hitting somebody with a weapon so it’s gonna come down to it.”

Loter says this won’t affect big name artists from performing at the MVF in the future.

“It’s going to get to the point if it continues and it’s just not here, it’s across the board that has been happening,” Loter said. “The entertainer can just walk off the stage and the promoters or fairgrounds as they have to pay him no matter what. So you know, that’s, that’s it’s going to be a struggle. So it’s just just come into concert, have a good time.”

Loter says earlier this week an employee was scanning tickets and a group of people knocked her over and she was hospitalized. Loter says she’s fine now but they have beefed up security at the gates.

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