It’s not unheard-of for concertgoers to toss flowers or even their undergarments on the stage for their favorite performer. But when someone spits at the singer? That sends a different message entirely.

Country artist Lainey Wilson, the Country Music Association’s most recent recipient of the Entertainer of the Year award, revealed during a recent appearance on “Taste of Country Nights” that an attendee at one of her 2023 concerts pulled an especially gross move while she was performing.

Lainey Wilson had to roll with the punches when a fan spit on her during a performance. “Last year when we were on our headlining tour — when we were just on a club tour — somebody spit on me on stage,” Wilson, 32, recalled on the Wednesday, September 18, episode of the “ Taste of Country Nights, On Demand ” podcast.

It paid off, but it took time, really launching with the release of her 2020 single, “Things a Man Oughta Know,” and her last album, 2022′s “Bell Bottom Country” — a rollicking country-rock record that encompasses Wilson’s unique “country with a flare” attitude.

Country artist Lainey Wilson, the Country Music Association’s most recent recipient of the Entertainer of the Year award, revealed during a recent appearance on “Taste of Country Nights” that an attendee at one of her 2023 concerts pulled an especially gross move while she was performing.

It happened to country musician Lainey Wilson but unlike many, she had the perfect response. In a recent, exclusive interview with Taste of Country, the “Go Home W U” singer spilled the details about a time when she had to handle a rowdy audience member who spat on her during a 2023 concert.

The country music star Lainey Wilson is speaking out about being spat on by a fan while she was onstage performing. The way that she responded has fans applauding her for being a true class act. Wilson Recalls Getting Spat On “Last year when we were on our headlinin’ tour,