Olly Murs makes embarrassing mistake on stage as audience member seizes moment

Olly Murs suffered an embarrassing microphone error during his performance in Birmingham last night, while appearing as a special guest alongside Take That.

As part of the band’s This Life On Tour, the Troublemaker singer took to the stage at Utilita Arena Birmingham to warm up the audience with his fan-favourite hits. However, things took an awkward turn during his performance of Dear Darlin’, when the star’s microphone fell off the stage, leaving him helpless.

The iconic song was going to go as planned, with Olly greeting and interacting with fans, until he decided to put his microphone back on the stand, where it accidentally fell. He quickly rushed over to the backing singers to use their microphones, before laughing and clapping with the audience. With the arena capable of holding over 15,000 people, it’s no surprise that the moment was filmed by a delighted member of the public, who shared the moment on Instagram. They captioned the video: “Amazing show! @ollymurs your mic drops, it’s recorded.”

Luckily, Olly saw the funny side of the situation as he re-shared the footage on his Instagram Story, joking: “Wait. Only me FFS.” He then posted a photo of the microphone, which he named Mike, with the caption: “In memory of Mike. April 13, 2024 – May 17, 2024. Let’s all take a moment.”

Fans who saw the memorable performance rushed to X to share their reaction to the show, as one wrote: “I saw you last night in Birmingham, you were amazing. This is first time seeing you live and up close three rows from the front #micdrop ​​Another exclaimed: “What a showman – @ollymurs was a top act tonight in #Birmingham – the place was packed for. him.”

The Voice star joined Take That for their UK dates as part of their huge 2024 tour, celebrating the release of their ninth studio album, This Life. This comes just days after he celebrated his 40th birthday with adorable photos with his new baby girl Madison, who he shares with wife Amelia Tank.

He uploaded cute photos to social media and captioned the collection: “The only present I wanted for my 40th was to be a dad and here you are xx I love you Madi.” Fans were quick to wish her a happy birthday – and told her how cute the little one is when they spotted her wearing a ‘Happy 40th Birthday Dad’ onesie.