Musicians have always ensured they wow the crowds while performing live on stage, but some artists have been known to take things to a whole other level.
Rock icon Ozzy Osbourne cemented his status as a rock superstar after shocking the world when he bit the head of a bat, while newer artists like Machine Gun Kelly raised eyebrows after smashing glass on his head during performances.
Taylor Swift found herself making headlines this week after the start of her Eras tour revealed theatrical stunts that left her fans stunned.
The Anti-Hero singer, 33, takes a pool-like dive head-first off of the stage during one performance.
Taylor Swift left fans in awe as she took a dive head first into the stage and ‘swam’ during the first performances of her Eras tour
Fans in the audience were thrilled as they watched the stunt unfold – with many taking to social media to share their shock and delight
Donning a flowing dress, the stunt began with the country singer-turned-pop star can be seen walking towards a rectangular gap that opened up in the stage.
She then raised her hands in the air and assumed a proper diving form, before making the structured jump through the stage.
As she makes the dive, a splash sound effect could be heard all over the stadium.
Then graphic of her swimming underneath the stage was then projected onto the ground, before she reappeared on the other side of the stadium.
Taylor left fans in the audience in awe as they watched the stunt unfold – with many taking to social media to share their shock.
The impressive stunt comes after the likes of Pink has been known to showcase her acrobatic prowess with high-flying aerial antics during her performances.
Elsewhere, Jimi Hendrix left his fans stunned he lead them to believe that he had set fire to his favorite guitar at the end of his set at the Monterey International Pop Festival in 1967.
Here, DailyMail.com looks back at some of the craziest stunts musicians have pulled on stage over the years.
Ozzy Osbourne: The Black Sabbath star famously bit the head of a bat in 1982
Ozzy Osbourne’s most famous performance moment was biting the head off a bat during a concert in 1982
The rock star has always alleged that he thought it was a rubber toy, which a fan had thrown on stage
It was a moment that has become a symbol of the musician’s wild career (pictured in 2022)
Ozzy Osbourne was performing at the Des Moines Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Iowa in January 1982 when a concert-goer hurled a bat onto the stage.
Without pause, the musician ripped into the creature with his teeth.
His mouth was seen filling with blood as the audience watched on in horror.
It was a moment Ozzy would never live down, with the incident cropping up in almost every interview he has ever done since.
The star has repeatedly insisted he thought the bat was a rubber toy, complaining it left him having to rush to the nearest hospital for a rabies shot.
He also alleges the bat was alive – though this was disputed by audience member Mark Neal who claims to have thrown the animal and insisted it was dead.
Jimi Hendrix: The legendary musician burned his guitar on stage in 1967
The moment Jimi Hendrix knelt down and poured lighter fluid onto the instrument before taking a match to it has become one of the most iconic images in rock history
The late musician tricked his fans into thinking he had set fire to his favorite electric guitar, but had swapped it out for a different guitar moments beforehand
Iconic American guitarist Jimi Hendrix is another star who created a famous moment in rock history.
The late musician tricked his fans into thinking he had set fire to his favorite electric guitar on stage back in 1967.
Instead, he switched it for a lesser model seconds before dousing it in lighter fluid as a stunt to mark the end of his set at the Monterey International Pop Festival.
The moment the artist knelt down and poured lighter fluid onto the instrument before taking a match to it has become an iconic image.
Jimi, whose best known songs include Hey Joe, All Along the Watchtower and Voodoo Child, had only been planning on smashing up a guitar at the end of his set at the 1967 concert in California.
But having seen Pete Townsend of The Who shove the neck of his guitar into an amplifier earlier on at the festival, he felt he had to go one better.
A roadie for The Animals previously stated: ‘The Who went on before Hendrix and Townshend smashed his guitar up and put the neck into the amp.
‘Jimi was annoyed at this and asked for some lighter fuel. He just wanted to outdo Pete Townshend.
‘He played the black guitar for most of the act and then right at the end he swapped it for a repaired one that he set fire to.
‘At the time the black Fender was his favorite guitar and he didn’t want to ruin it.’
The music icon died in London in 1970 at the age of 27 from drug-related asphyxia.
P!nk: The musician has been stunning fans with her acrobatic circus act
Pink has become known for her acrobatic stage routines ever since she first took flight mid-performance back in 2009
The world got to see it on television for the first time during her performance of Sober at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards
It has remained a staple part of the singer’s act as she continued to tour in the years that followed
Pink has become known for her acrobatic stage routines ever since she first took flight mid-performance back in 2009.
She first started to showcase her vocal and athletic prowess in stunts that would rival Cirque du Soleil performers during her Funhouse tour.
However, the world got to see on television for the first time during her performance of Sober at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
The level of risk for these performances became clear when the singer fell out of a harness in the following year.
Pink was taken to a nearby hospital by ambulance and she quickly took to her Twitter page to reassure fans who were left terrified by the dramatic accident.
She wrote at the time: ‘To all my nurnberg fans- I am so so so sorry to end the show that way. I am embarrassed and very sorry. I’m in ambulance now but I will b fine [sic].’
Pink then explained that the accident had happened because she hadn’t been secured in her harness correctly, tweeting: ‘Didn’t get clipped in2 harness correctly, drug me off stage, fell in2 barricade. Getting xrays. I hope it at least looked cool!!!’
After being checked over by doctors, Pink explained that she was absolutely fine after the accident, and was just ‘sore’.
She said: ‘Ok all my lovers out there- nothings broken, no fluid in the lungs, just seriously sore. I made that barricade my b*tch!!!! Thanx nurnberg:(‘
Explaining around the time why she had taken such inspiration from the circus for her performances, Pink said: ‘All of us when we were little probably wanted to run away and join the circus because it’s full of what mainstream society considers freakish and the outcasts, and it’s kind of sexy and exciting and big and over the top.’
Machine Gun Kelly: Musician smashed glass on head during multiple live shows
Machine Gun Kelly shocked fans when he smashed a champagne flute against his head during a performance in New York in 2022
Months later, he did the same again when he performed in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio
Machine Gun Kelly lefts fans shocked in 2022 when he smashed a glass flute over his head.
The punk-rock star left the venue covered in blood with a cut above his eye as he headed home alongside his fiancé Megan Fox.
The American musician had been performing at Madison Square Garden earlier in the evening before heading to Catch Steakhouse in New York with his celebrity pals, where he treated them to another performance.
While up on stage in the afterparty venue, MGK shouted ‘I don’t give a s**t’ before smashing the glass against his face.
MGK carried on performing and appeared unfazed by his bleeding face, while members of the crowd passed him tissues to suppress the bleeding.
Following the event, the star left the venue covered in blood and held hands with his supportive partner Megan.
MGK’s sheer pink top was also stained with blood, as well as his neck and hands.
Months later, he did the same again as he performed in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday.
The rapper/rocker not only ziplined across the entire stadium, but he also smashed a wine glass across his head – resulting in yet another bloodied face injury.
Matt Healy: The 1975 singer began sharing passionate kisses with fans during shows
British singer Matt Healy locked lips with a fan onstage during a show with his band The 1975 in Las Vegas last year
Matty has continued to cause a stir by engaging promiscuous activity with both male and female fans during performances
Matt, pictured far left, with his bandmates George Daniel, Adam Hann and Ross MacDonald in 2019
Matt Healy locked lips with a fan onstage during a show with his band The 1975 in Las Vegas in 2022.
The 33-year-old singer was singing the band’s track Robbers when he pulled a woman out of the crowd and kissed her briefly.
The kiss came after the singer had previously admitted he was struggling with feeling ‘sexualized’ by fans of the Grammy nominated band.
While kissing a fan randomly onstage can be problematic, the woman he pulled onstage later took to Twitter to clarify that the embrace was consensual.
‘On a real note I do want to state some facts before we get any farther, i had this on my phone because he mentioned at some point “I can only make out with you,” she wrote along with a picture that read ‘So we making out?’
‘So I did this, he saw it and brought me up, HE ASKED before he kissed me! Also I’m a grown age of 24,’ she concluded.
It’s not the first time that the singer has engaged in promiscuous activity during the group’s shows, regularly kissing both male and female fans onstage.
He even defied Dubai’s anti-LGBT laws by kissing a male fan during one of their performance in the country.
Elsewhere, he also chose to suck on the fingers of eager fans during another performance in Brighton, England.
Lady Gaga: The singer hatched out of an egg for her performance at the 2011 Grammys
Lady Gaga emerged from a glowing egg when she performed at the 2011 Grammy awards
While a lot of her more controversial moments have been linked to her red carpet antics, the singer has also been known to make an impact on stage
Throughout her career, the hitmaker has managed to shock time and time again thanks to her constant flair for dramatics
Throughout her career, Lady Gaga has managed to shock time and time again thanks to her constant flair for dramatics.
While a lot of her more controversial moments have been linked to her red carpet fashion, the singer has also been known to make an impact on stage.
Just years after she acted out her own death at the 2009 MTV VMAs, the singer took to the 2011 Grammys stage for one of her most iconic performance.
The hitmaker emerged from a glowing egg on the night as she performed her hit track, Born This Way.
Wearing a sheer gold colored skirt and cropped top, with her hair tied up in a style reminiscent of Madonna’s Blonde Ambition tour era, the singer danced her way through the number.
At one point, she played on a dramatic organ with disembodied heads balanced on top.
The singer has since toned down her performances as she pays more focus to her acting career.
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Performed naked on stage – only using socks to preserve their modesty
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are known for their love of performing nude (pictured in 1988)
The stars have continued the tradition throughout their career after first stripping off for a gig at a strip club in 1983 (pictured in 1996)
(L-R) Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante and Chad Smith attend the ceremony honoring Red Hot Chili Peppers with a star on the Hollywood…
