\n\tOne of the set pieces of the Lifeti<\/a>m<\/a>es Tour<\/a> features Perry saddled atop the butterfly prop as it floats above the audience during her performance of \u201cRoar.\u201d However, at the Chase Center on Friday, the prop suffered a brief malfunction and suddenly descended several feet mid-flight, startling Perry and likely the crowd below her:<\/p>\n \n\tAfter the initial scare, Perry calmly collected herself and \u2014 once the butterfly steadied \u2014 jumped back into \u201cRoar.\u201d The rest of the performance continued incident-free.<\/p>\n \n\tPerry later joked about the near-disaster on Instagram, sharing a screen-grab of a close-up of her face the exact moment the butterfly dropped. \u201cGoodnight San Fran,\u201d she quipped.<\/p>\n \t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tScreenshot<\/p>\n \n\tThe \u201cRoar\u201d incident marks the second time this summer that a floating concert prop nearly put the artist and the audience at risk: In late June, Beyonce faced a similar situation when her flying car tilted and stalled above a Houston crowd<\/a> during \u201c16 Carriages,\u201d causing a brief delay (and the song\u2019s temporary removal from the Cowboy Carter Tour set list, until the car was replaced with a horse<\/a>).<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-rollingstone-2022\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\")
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