Country star Luke Bryan got hit in the face mid-performance at the North Dakota State Fair as fans defend the country singer and strongly criticized the incident.

Footage recorded by a fan shows country star Luke Bryan stagger, then resume singing after being hit by an object on stage.

Luke Bryan became the latest musician to be struck by a rogue object during his performance at the North Dakota State Fair July 27, during his finale performance of “Country Girl (Shake It For Me).”