Pop diva Tina Arena slams concertgoers for walking out during her Melbourne show

By STEPHEN BISSET FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

Published: 07:00 BST, 10 May 2025 | Updated: 07:00 BST, 10 May 2025

Tina Arena has launched a scathing attack on fans who took a toilet break during a recent show.

The pop diva, 57, was performing at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne’s St Kilda on Thursday night as part of her Don’t Ask Again tour.

However, some concertgoers, who paid a reported $250 for a ticket to the sold out show, needed a bathroom pit-stop during Tina’s set, The Herald Sun reported.

This allegedly upset the Sorrento Moon singer who took severe umbrage with the flighty fans interrupting the flow of the show.

In response, Tina shot back a very crass response to the errant attendees.

‘Back in my day you wouldn’t leave to go to the toilet unless you were s***ting your pants,’ she reportedly said.

Tina Arena, 57, has launched a scathing attack on fans who took a toilet break during a recent show

The pop star hopes future concertgoers heed the warning and ‘go before the show’ with Tina set to continue her Australian tour with two shows at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre and one at The Star on the Gold Coast.

She will round out her Australian run at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Adelaide on May 30 before continuing the tour in France.

Back in December, Tina revealed the very surprising reason she decided to do a 30th anniversary tour celebrating the success of her 1994 smash hit album.

The Australian music icon, 57, appeared on Channel Ten’s The Project and was asked by co-host Rove McManus why she embarked on her upcoming tour.

‘What designates the milestone? Do you wait until 21, 25, 30, what’s the number?’ Rove asked the pop star.

Tina replied she came to the realisation as she was getting older she either had to do the tour now – or potentially miss out on it altogether.

‘I think the fact that it is has been around for as long as it has. People said to me at the 25-year mark, “What are you going to do about it?”‘ Tina began.

‘I was like, “I will wait.” The record will hit 30, 40 years, it will hit 50 and I will be dead! I can’t do anything at 50 years!

The pop diva was performing at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne ‘s St Kilda on Thursday night as part of her Don’t Ask Again tour 

‘It seemed like the right thing to do, as it is a record that played such a fantastic role in so many people’s lives,’ she said.

Her Don’t Ask album debuted at number one on the Australian album chart in November 1994 and went on to be certified 10 times platinum.

The album also sold well in the UK, the US and New Zealand, due to the success of its hit singles Chains, Wasn’t it Good and Sorrento Moon.

Late last year, the pop diva made a triumphant return to the stage after illness caused her to cancel her Love Saves world tour in 2023.

The star wowed the crowds at Mornington Racecourse in Melbourne in December and appeared in excellent health.

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Pop diva Tina Arena slams concertgoers for walking out during her Melbourne show

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