Kesha Claims Prop Knife Used During Her Lollapalooza 2024 Set Was Swapped Out for a ‘Real Butcher Knife’

The artist says she “didn’t know” that the switch was allegedly made ahead of her performance

Kesha seemingly faced a sharp surprise when she took the stage at Lollapalooza 2024.

The “TiK ToK” singer, 37, performed at the famed music festival in Chicago on Thursday, Aug. 1, and during her live rendition of her 2010 Animal album cut “Backstabber,” the singer brandished a knife –without realizing that the prop blade she originally expected to be there was allegedly swapped out for a real one.

After the performance, Kesha posted to X (formerly Twitter) to claim that “apparently the prop knife went missing and they replaced it with a real butcher knife stolen from the kitchen. and i didn’t know. till now,” insinuating that she went the entire performance without realizing that the blade she brandished in her right hand, made stabbing motions and shimmied across the floor with was an actual knife.