Weeks after Olivia Rodrigo described smelling diapers at concerts, Noah Kahan took to X to plead with fans to avoid defecating at shows. The “Stick Season” singer cited a viral TikTok showing feces on the ground at one of his concerts and turned the moment int
Noah Kahan didn’t start his message with a theory or a lecture—he started it with a plea.
On June 27. the “Stick Season” singer posted on X: “If you have to poop at a show please dear god just go to the bathroom lmao.” He added that he’s “pooped my pants” before. but said fans need to remember the venue workers who then have to deal with the aftermath. “There’s a venue worker out there with a 1000 yard stare after dealing with that,” he wrote.
The push came after a graphic, viral TikTok video circulated from one of his concerts showing feces on the ground.
Kahan’s response is unusual because he mixes disgust with humor. then tries to turn it into a moment of collective restraint. At a recent show in Toronto. he invited fans to recite a pledge: they would not defecate their pants—or. if they did. not “take it from” their “pants and put it on the floor.”.
The singer’s spotlight on concert behavior lands while he’s on The Great Divide Tour, which kicked off June 11 with nearly 60 dates across North America and Europe. The tour is set to wrap in December in Paris.
Kahan has also spoken about why he’s leaning into a new release right now. “The Great Divide” is the title track to his fourth album. and he first played it about two years ago during a set in Texas. In a separate discussion ahead of the single’s release. he said the song evolved and wasn’t finished until a few months prior. describing the creative push of bringing something to the stage while it’s still becoming itself. He said. “It’s always special for us to have a chance to play something new because we’re feeling it for the first time and we’re learning. ” and added. “We can still be kind of creative. You don’t get too set in your ways.”.
The defecation incident is also arriving weeks after Olivia Rodrigo weighed in publicly on another concert trend tied to “front row” behavior—people wearing diapers so they can stay in place. Rodrigo said she’s been to “certain concerts and certain festivals where people wear diapers so that they can be front row of the show. ” adding that. from a performer’s perspective. it can be hard to ignore. “And that’s been an experience as a performer that I have … smelled,” she told the U.K.’s Kiss FM. She described it as something she “think[s] about… kind of often,” drawing immediate surprise from the hosts.
Rodrigo’s comments followed online discussion that the diaper habit went viral during the Eras Tour, after fans announced plans to wear adult diapers under their concert outfits—though at least some fans appeared to be joking about it.
The through-line between the two stars isn’t subtle: one talks about what performers notice. the other talks about what venue workers have to clean up. Kahan’s timing—posting on June 27 while his tour runs through nearly 60 dates—puts the issue back in the spotlight as fans keep packing arenas and outdoor stages. looking for the most intense experience possible. and sometimes forgetting the basics at the edge of it.
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People really can’t find a bathroom?? wild.
So he’s basically telling everyone to not… poop on the floor. Like ok. But why is this trending so much lol
I saw the TikTok and honestly it’s not even that shocking anymore at concerts. Also he said he’s “pooped my pants”?? like is that a joke or did he actually??
This sounds like PR spin because a diaper thing got mentioned and now suddenly Noah is like ‘please go to the bathroom’… but weren’t venues supposed to handle this anyway? I feel bad for the workers for sure, but also can’t believe we’re doing pledges in Toronto like it’s a school thing. Also I thought TikTok was about diapers and now it’s poop on the ground, so which one is it??