Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa fans went down hard Friday night after the front-row railing collapsed at their show. sending some to the hospital.
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Social media video shows Snoop and Wiz performing on a secondary stage toward the back of the venue. The newspaper also reports the railing, that separated the pavilion’s lawn from inside seating, collapsed when concertgoers leaned on it. It happened shortly before 10:30 p.m. Friday.
The railing was separating a sloping lawn from a covered portion of the outdoor concert hall. Some fans fell 10 feet onto a concrete walkway below.
It was later canceled. Officials said the show would take place, though it wasn’t clear if any areas would be blocked off during the event.
Neither Snoop nor Wiz have yet spoken out publicly about the incident.
The collapse occurred after Snoop and Khalifa gestured to fans to come toward the stage, officials said.
At this time it has been stated that 41 concert attendees and some employees were taken to area hospitals and treated for severe bruising and minor broken bones.
US rapper Snoop Lion, known as Snoop Dogg, performs during the Etam Live Show Lingerie at Piscine Molitor during Paris Fashion Week March 3, 2015.
As of this writing, neither performer has commented about the incident on their respective Twitter, Facebook or Instagram accounts.
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The BB&T Pavilion opened in 1995 as the Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Center. It has undergone several name changes, though, as sponsors have gone out of business or were acquired by other companies.
