JAŸ-Z shut down Yankee Stadium all weekend lengthy, however the remaining night time didn’t precisely go based on plan.
Followers traveled from everywhere in the world to catch one in every of Hov’s uncommon performances, solely to search out themselves caught outdoors the stadium for practically 5 hours. Movies circulating on-line confirmed concertgoers passing out whereas ready to get inside, in the end resulting in a three-hour delay earlier than the rap legend even took the stage.
The live performance was initially scheduled to behind at 9:15 p.m., however JAŸ didn’t hit the stage till 12:15 a.m. Sure, midnight.
Because the delay stretched on, tensions outdoors the venue continued to develop. For a lot of followers, it began feeling like they have been by no means going to get within the constructing.
Some attendees finally took issues into their very own palms, speeding the gates in an try to get inside. Social media was shortly flooded with complaints geared toward Yankee Stadium’s safety. One fan shared footage of individuals pushing by means of the doorway, writing.
“This was a part of the difficulty that brought on the delay on the Jay-Z present @yankeestadium please enhance safety and group as this might have been harmful for these inside and outside the stadium”
As soon as he lastly took the stage, Hov addressed the group and defined why the present began so late.
“Let me clarify the delay for you guys, there have been like 10,000 folks outdoors, we closed all of the doorways, someone rushed the door. So that they closed the door in your guys security, and everyone security outdoors. I do know we’re beginning with an inconvenience so I had to verify it was okay.”
Regardless of bringing out heavy-hitters like Rihanna, Jeezy, Usher, Pharrell, Beyoncé and extra, many followers are nonetheless upset on the hours-long wait.
