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Thompson Halts Concert Mid-Song for Medical Emergency
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Thompson Halts Concert Mid-Song for Medical Emergency

From Večernji List · () Croatian

Translated from Croatian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Marko Perković Thompson held a concert in Šibenik for nearly 30,000 fans, his first there in 13 years.
  • The concert was halted twice for medical emergencies in the audience, with Thompson calling for an ambulance and reassuring the crowd.
  • Despite the interruptions, the nearly three-and-a-half-hour event proceeded smoothly, with the audience spontaneously singing during one pause.

Marko Perković Thompson's return to Šibenik after 13 years drew a crowd of nearly 30,000 fans to the Šubićevac stadium. The concert, which lasted almost three and a half hours, was marked by two unexpected interruptions due to medical emergencies within the audience.

Call an ambulance. Someone is unwell.

— Marko Perković ThompsonThompson stopped his concert to address a medical emergency in the audience.

During the performance of his emotional song "Sine moj," Thompson noticed someone in the crowd was unwell. He immediately stopped the music, alerting security and calling for an ambulance. "Call an ambulance. Someone is unwell," he shouted from the stage. As medical personnel approached, Thompson reassured the audience, saying, "It will be alright, everything will be fine. Let's take care of each other." The audience spontaneously continued singing the song's lyrics, and Thompson's actions were met with thunderous applause.

It will be alright, everything will be fine. Let's take care of each other.

— Marko Perković ThompsonThompson reassured the audience while medical personnel attended to an unwell fan.

A similar situation occurred later in the evening when a medical team had to intervene again for another concertgoer. Despite these brief pauses, the overall event concluded without further issues. The evening was filled with emotion from the start, with Thompson visibly moved when speaking about war veterans. "We who are alive will remember those who are not," he stated, holding back tears before singing "Bog i Hrvati" (God and Croats).

We who are alive will remember those who are not.

— Marko Perković ThompsonThompson spoke emotionally about war veterans before a song.
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Originally published by Večernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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