Singer Olivia Rodrigo recently sparked discussion online after she said that she has seen fans wearing diapers to avoid losing their front-row seats at concerts, and that she can smell them from the stage. The singer revealed this during an interview with KISS Breakfast, when she discussed strange experiences as a performer. A netizen reacted to this remark:
“I would have to puke and leave.”
What did Rodrigo say?
During the podcast, Olivia Rodrigo mentioned that some concert attendees wear diapers so they can stay at the barricade all day without needing to use the restroom:
“I have been to certain concerts and certain festivals where people wear diapers so that they can be front row of the show.”
She added:
“That’s been an experience of a performer that I have smelled and experienced.”
She also mentioned New Year’s Eve celebrations in New York City, where participants are said to wear diapers while waiting for hours in congested viewing places:
“It’s also like with the ball drop in New York for New Year’s Eve, everyone is wearing diapers — they sit there all day. That’s a thing. I think about it kind of often. It’s a real thing.”
This is not the first time that Olivia Rodrigo experienced this. She first experienced this at a concert in 2025 at BST Hyde Park in London, where she interacted with the fans. As she performed and interacted with the crowd, she saw a “‘Wearing diapers for front row,'” she then asked:
“Is that true? Did you guys wear diapers? You’re wearing a diaper to be in the front row?”
At the time, Rodrigo seemed amused by the devotion, adding:
“Wow. Wow, that’s actually amazing,” she said. “I love you. Thank you for doing that.”
The practice has occasionally arisen among dedicated concertgoers seeking to secure ideal viewing positions for extended shows. Fans sometimes begin queuing hours before the gates open and may stay at the barricade all day to prevent losing their position.
Some Taylor Swift fans also confessed to using diapers so they wouldn’t miss even a minute of Tay Tay performing.
Netizens react to Olivia Rodrigo’s comment
Olivia Rodrigo’s latest remark sparked a frenzy across social media, with netizens shocked by the lengths some fans go to secure a barricade spot. One user commented:
“Ewwww!!! Like if she can smell it on stage, imagine all the people standing around that can smell it. I would have to puke and leave because no concert is worth smelling peoples piss.”
Soon, more users chimed in; another user wrote:
“No amount of being in the front row is worth humiliating yourself like this please BRING BACK SHAME!”
A fan commented:
“Casually p*ssing yourself at a concert just to be at the front is crazy.”
A third user remarked:
“I’d rather be hungry and dehydrated than p*ssing and sh*tting myself.”
Some reactions were even more critical, with one netizen commenting:
“It should be considered mental illness worthy of involuntary commitment to wear a diaper and p*ss/sh*t yourself just to be in the front row of a concert.”
Meanwhile, another user was stunned by this idea and practice:
“TF YALL IS GROWN ASS PEOPLE WTF”
Olivia Rodrigo’s delivery of the story also amused some fans. One user joked:
“The ways she says “that i’ve ……… smelled” is so funnyksmskfj poor girl.”
Not everyone disagreed with the practice, however. A few users defended fans who wear diapers to avoid losing their spots. One supporter wrote:
“There’s nothing wrong with wearing diapers while seeing your favorite artist. They should be grateful that we’re spending our money worth to not leave our spot throughout the entire show to see every second of their performance, their sweat, every breath they make.”
Another user argued:
“Would you rather they peed themselves on the floor tho like if they’re not gonna leave their spot then….”
Olivia Rodrigo is currently promoting her third studio album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So In Love, which was released a couple of days earlier. The singer’s upcoming tour will begin in September, with over 80 gigs scheduled throughout North America and Europe through May 2027.
Her latest remark has now started a debate on extreme fan behavior at concerts on social media platforms.
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Edited by Zachary D. Lyngdoh