Stage collapses are no joke. More recently, more than a dozen people were hurt when a fence in front of a stage gave way during a Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa show.
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Jay Electronica doesn’t seem like the first rapper you’d expect to incite a stage rush, but he did just that at his Made In America performance Saturday.
It was probably the “Let’s try to tear this bitch DOWN!” that got the cops on the line, but hey: All’s well that ends well, and at least that kid got a sweet selfie with Jay to brag all over social media.
An eyewitness told Philly.com that when Philly rapper Lil Uzi Vert, who had performed earlier in the day, walked by, he diverted attention from Jay Elect’s performance.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Police in Philadelphia say they’ve had to clear an outdoor concert stage after more than 1,000 people rushed it during a Labor Day weekend show.
If you’re not as lucky as President Clinton and didn’t make it to the festival, here’s how you can livestream parts of the festival.
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Bill Clinton is seen at The Budweiser Made In America Festival on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, in Philadelphia. The Associated Press reports that over a 1,000 people bumrushed the stage when Jay Elect encouraged the crowd to join him.
