Travis Scott performs during Lil Wayne’s fifth annual Lil WeezyAna Fest at the UNO Lakefront Arena grounds in New Orleans, Saturday, Sept.
Lil Wayne, Meek Mill and Travis Scott headlined the event.
Several people died and numerous others were injured in what officials described as a surge of the crowd at the music festival while Scott was performing.
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Mounted New Orleans Police Department officers stand at the entrance during Lil Wayne’s fifth annual Lil WeezyAna Fest at the UNO Lakefront Arena grounds in New Orleans, Saturday, Sept.
Festival-goers talk to a police officer after they try to jump the fence during Lil Wayne’s fifth annual Lil WeezyAna Fest at the UNO Lakefront Arena grounds in New Orleans, Saturday, Sept.
Festival-goers try to escape the crowd during Lil Wayne’s fifth annual Lil WeezyAna Fest at the UNO Lakefront Arena grounds in New Orleans, Saturday, Sept.
Damaged concession booths, photographed following the conclusion of Lil Wayne’s Lil WeezyAna Fest on the grounds of the UNO Lakefront Arena on Saturday, Sept.
Concession booths were damaged when crowds panicked and ran at Lil Wayne’s Lil WeezyAna Fest on the grounds of the UNO Lakefront Arena in New Orleans on Saturday, Sept.
A man displays bottles of liquor he said were taken from a concession booth at Lil Wayne’s Lil WeezyAna Fest on the grounds of the UNO Lakefront Arena in New Orleans on Saturday, Sept.
The cause of the disturbance wasn’t known; some fans were treated for minor injuries after the rush.
Attendees and staffers at Lil Wayne’s Lil WeezyAna Fest look over the remains of a medical tent that was knocked down by panicked festival attendees on the grounds of the UNO Lakefront Arena, on Saturday, Sept.
Concession booths were damaged when fans started pushing and running for unknown reasons at Lil Wayne’s Lil WeezyAna Fest on the grounds of the UNO Lakefront Arena on Saturday, Sept.
The booths were damaged after fans panicked and ran for unknown reasons following the conclusion of rapper Meek Mill’s set at 8:30 p.m.
The cause of the panic wasn’t known.
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Police weren’t sure what caused the disturbance.
On the oppressively hot afternoon of Sept.
Whatever the cause, thousands of fans inside a barricaded VIP area and an adjacent general admission “pit” area suddenly panicked.
Following the stampedes, the show went on, likely because organizers feared canceling would cause more trouble.
In the confusion, the boy had been trampled, then taken to the hospital as a “John Doe,” where, as of this writing, he is still fighting for his life.
At that Judas Priest show, the arena floor was littered with broken glass from contraband bottles of booze.
Angered by a fan shooting a video, Rose stormed off and triggered a riot at the Riverfront Amphitheatre in Missouri on July 2, 1991.
A volatile performer coupled with poor planning is a recipe for disaster.
Travis Scott, like Rose before him, encourages, or at least attracts, mayhem.
Friday during the festival where an estimated 50,000 people were in attendance, Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña told reporters at a news conference.