Overview

• During the August 10 Mexico City stop of his +Pretty +Dirty World Tour, Maluma halted his performance to chastise a fan for holding a one-year-old baby in the audience without ear protection.
• He questioned the mother about the child’s age and criticized bringing an infant into an environment with “fucking high” decibel levels, invoking his perspective as a new father.
• Maluma urged parents to “protect their ears or something” at loud shows and emphasized that safeguarding children from excessive noise is their responsibility.
• The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders advises that exposure to sounds above 85 decibels can cause hearing loss in under 15 minutes and recommends earplugs or earmuffs for young concertgoers.
• The incident occurred on the final leg of a 21-show tour that began in Barcelona on March 15 and concludes in Guadalajara on August 16.