Time travel is often hotly debated, but a TikTok video of an Elvis Presley concert has left viewers baffled. The footage, posted by a social media user called Slapped Ham, showcases a woman in the audience whom conspiracy theorists believe is using a smartphone to film the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.
A paused frame reveals a lady clutching an object that strikingly resembles a mobile phone, white square and all. The narrator queries, “Did you spot it? It looks like one of the audience members is holding a mobile phone.”
This oddity has led to rampant speculation about her possibly being a time traveller. Moreover, some sharp observers noted a strange “demonic” presence that seems to flit past the camera shortly after the phone-like object is seen. One viewer commented, “Nobody noticed the demonic empty-eyed figure that flashes after the image of the camera.”
Another prompted: “Everyone look closer when it shows the ‘phone’ a second time there’s this weird person who walks by after the ‘phone’ is put down.”
Sceptics, however, are not convinced, suggesting the object is merely a “notebook and pen,” possibly for an autograph from the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll himself. A user even cited Stephen Hawking, saying: “Stephen Hawking has already proved that travelling back in time is impossible.”
One fan was baffled: “It’s a backstage pass. She’s trying to get through.” Another chimed in, speculating with: “Whiskey flask and the lid fell off. She started to pick it up.”
A different voice offered another explanation: “It’s a recording machine, not a phone.” The debate continued as someone else insisted: “It’s a Kodak pocket instamatic camera, for Christ sake.”
Throughout his career, Elvis performed 1,684 shows, with 767 in Nevada showrooms, either in Las Vegas or Stateline. His death in August 1977 shocked the world – as fans came together to mourn the loss of the King of Rock and Roll.
Some fans believe Elvis knew his days were numbered, and was trying to send ‘messages’ through his song choices on stage. A video from GrungeHQ claims: “What confused some people [at his final concert], though, was that Elvis took a portion of the show to introduce everyone from his life and from the stage.
“The moment came toward the end of the night just before his closing performance of Can’t Help Falling In Love With You. Many would later wonder if this was because Elvis knew somewhere deep down that he would never play again and wanted to shout out all of those who had made his career possible.
“Equally cryptic for some were the parting words the King said as he left the stage. ‘We’ll meet you again. May God bless you. Adios’.” However, not everyone believes these claims, saying Elvis always introduced those on stage with him to the audience.
Between 1974 and 1976, he performed almost 400 concerts but by his final months, he looked a shadow of himself, suffering from liver damage, glaucoma, an enlarged colon, and high blood pressure.
He died at his Graceland estate at the age of 42. It has been reported years of prescription drug abuse and unhealthy eating habits severely compromised his health, leading to his girlfriend Ginger Alden discovering him dead on the bathroom floor.