Pop-punk guitarist Machine Gun Kelly was left with limited mobility in his right-hand pinkie and ring fingers after impaling his palm on a giant thorn while filming a promo video in Dublin, Ireland.
The guitarist — who previously raised eyebrows with his signature razor-blade guitar — had taken over the city’s Liberty Lane on March 12 to film the clip after posting a callout on Instagram inviting fans to join him: “Dublin, meet me here at 5:30 today. Shooting a video. Wear black.”
Fans turned out in force, but the event took an unexpected turn when Kelly injured himself. He later shared footage of the incident on Instagram.
Article continues below“Ugh, first day in Ireland today,” he says in the clip as the camera focuses on his heavily tattooed right hand. “I have never been impaled through my whole hand.”
He blamed the injury on a “giant thorn that I put my whole body weight on, trying to get up on a wall.”
MGK details minor acciddent while shooting in Ireland. pic.twitter.com/D7ZQxdC5hrMarch 12, 2026
There’s no word yet on whether the wound will affect his ability to play guitar. Kelly performed at Dublin’s 3Arena on March 12.
The Schecter Guitar Research signature artist is currently touring Europe with his live band, which features electric guitar virtuoso Sophie Lloyd.
It has already been an eventful run. During his March 5 show at The O2 Arena, a fan fell through a hole in a catwalk after Kelly invited audience members to join him onstage.
