Katy Perry nearly plummets from floating butterfly as giant prop malfunctions during her show

CNN First Beyonc now Katy Perry The Part of Me singer was in San Francisco on Friday night performing as part of her Lifetimes Tour when a giant butterfly prop she was riding malfunctioned as it hung suspended over the crowd As seen in several video clips shared by audience members on social media Perry was in the midst of performing her hit Roar at the Chase Center when the prop on which Perry was rigged jerked and dropped suddenly Perry straightaway stopped humming and managed to regain her balance and composure at first looking up at the contraption that connected the butterfly to cables above As the prop swung Perry soon began performing the song again CNN has reached out to representatives for Perry for comment The near-mishap is at least the second such affair at a major tour this summer after a flying car prop feratured in Beyonc s Cowboy Carter tour tilted midair during a concert in Houston last month The singer was speedily lowered down and without injury according to Beyonc s entertainment and management company at the time