I departed,” one of the guests pointed out. A number of people in the audience felt the same way, and one of them said, “This is terrible.” You should value your fans more, someone said on TikTok. You wouldn’t have a job at Dairy Queen without them.

But there were those who stood up for her. “To be honest, she was incredible. “We were right up front and loved every second of it,” one concertgoer enjoyed. “She is just incredibly honest,” another admirer remarked. “Something that a lot of us are missing.”

Fans have been displeased by Lambert’s behavior before. “These girls are worried about their selfie and not listening to the song, and it’s pissed me off a little bit,” she said, pausing the performance of “Tin Man” to reprimand women snapping pictures at a previous event in Las Vegas.

Some online commenters have called her actions “out of line,” while others have praised her directness.