AN Olivia Dean fan who claimed she was “knocked out” by a confetti cannon is threatening to sue the stadium.
Ainy Shiyam was buzzing to see her favourite pop icon perform at The O2 last Friday, but says the event quickly turned into a “nightmare”.
Footage recorded on the 26-year-old’s phone shows confetti spiralling around the venue during Olivia’s final song – before the camera suddenly veers off.
Ainy claims it felt like a “boomerang shot at ther head”, propelling her forward and knocking her unconscious as she fell to the floor.
The next thing the marketing executive remembers was waking up in a medical zone and being advised to go to hospital, after suffering a grade-two concussion.
She shared the ordeal on TikTok, captioning the video: “One moment you’re watching Olivia Dean dance around, the next you’re in A&E”.
The video has now racked up over 42,000 views and more than 4,000 likes.
A “terrified” Ainy said she was grateful she hadn’t suffered more serious injuries but fears she “could have died” had the object been heavier.
The music fan is now building a legal case against The O2, who she believes failed on their “duty of care”.
The telecom giant said it takes injury complaints “extremely seriously”, reportedly asking Ainy what she was wearing, her booking number and where she was standing.
Tickets to Olivia Dean’s summer O2 series cost anywhere between £55 to £75, with standing costs at around £66.
Ainy, from Southwark, London, said she’d been looking forward to a “good time” and never expected to end up in the medical bay with concussion.
“It was at the very end when she was singing Man I Need that the cannons went off and I managed to get a video,” she said.
“In the process something struck my head and I was so confused that I do not remember what happened.
Ainy believes she was hit by a ‘compression cap’, discovered by her friend’s husband on the ground nearby.
“When the cannons went off, the compression caps came off but they shouldn’t have come down with the confetti,” said Ainy.
“Because it fired from such a high range at such a high velocity it felt like it literally shot at my head.
“It did feel like something really heavy had fallen onto my head and it makes sense why I lost consciousness a bit.”
CT scans at the hospital thankfully ruled out neck or head injuries, but Ainy has been told her recovery could take up to six weeks.
In the meantime she is taking time off work to avoid painful headaches triggered by screens.
Ainy said: “The doctors said I was quite lucky that something like this had struck, as if it was something heavier then they couldn’t predict what might happen.
“It was that one negligent fault that probably has changed the trajectory of where my life is going to go. I’m wondering if I am going to get headaches all the time now.
“I feel grateful that no cuts or anything or internal bleeding happened because my vision went really blurry and I went really nauseous.”
Now, she’s urging other concert-goers to be “mindful of their surroundings” but also to enjoy themselves.
Ainy said: “I know different artists have different productions but at the end of the day it’s up to the production company to ensure everyone has a safe and enjoyable time. It has left a bit of a bad taste in my mouth.
“Also, simply enjoy the concert. Hopefully this is quite rare and this is not a common occurrence for O2.
“If it’s your favourite artist you’ve been dying to see for the longest time just enjoy and be respectful to other people around you.”
She added she was grateful none of the memories of the night were lost due to the concussion as Olivia put on an “absolutely fantastic” show.
A spokesperson for The O2 said: “The safety and wellbeing of all our guests is paramount and we take any report of injury extremely seriously.
“We are investigating the circumstances surrounding this claim and will continue to review all available information and establish the facts before drawing any conclusions.”
Olivia Dean’s representatives declined to comment.
