That was a definite hostile gesture (and worse, bananas were often thrown at black players).
Celery was (and sometimes still is) thrown on the football pitch by Chelsea supporters (along with a rude song); although not an attempt to intimidate players nor disrupt the match, its still discouraged and a few have been arrested for this practice!
@zleap @br00t4c Tom Jones used to get ladies underwear thrown on stage -
I think the real problem here is the objects being yeeted are increasingly solid and capable of causing upset or injury..
There was also a trend to throw urine filled bottles at bad acts at Reading Festival, as a hostile gesture, but its even more bizzare and dysfunctional why folk do this at concerts where they are presumably fans of the performer..