Billy Strings performs in protective headgear after being hit by object on stage

Billy Strings performed while wearing a helmet after being hit by an object on stage the previous night.
The bluegrass musician was playing the first of three shows in Fishers, Indiana, on Thursday (August 6), when a fan threw an object – believed to be a lighter – at his head.
Ahead of the moment, Strings was telling the crowd how happy he was to be performing, after having to postpone a previous show. “Well, thank you so much, I’m so glad I can make it down here. To mak