Playboi Carti’s show at the Smoker’s Club Festival was shut down after fans rushed the stage and broke the barricade.
According to the New York Post on Sunday (May 1), festivalgoers tried to bumrush the VIP section during Playboi Carti’s set at the Smoker’s Club Festival in San Bernardino, Calif., on Saturday (April 29).
In a clip circulating on Twitter, security guards are rushing to a scene where hundreds of people have broken through a barricade and a stampede erupts inside the Glen Helen Amphitheater. Once security arrived at the scene, they blocked off the area while fans fled in a hurry.
Playboi Carti fans trying to rush the stage at Smoker’s Club Fest pic.twitter.com/QoUtis4MMh
— bloom boy (@Aye_Sincere) May 1, 2022
Unfortunately, Carti’s 7 p.m. show was cut short after he performed only two songs. During the Whole Lotta Red creator’s set, his music was turned off mid-performance and someone entered the stage to address the crowd. The person commanded festivalgoers located near the railing to step back because of a safety issue so the show could proceed further. It appears no one was injured during the melee and no arrests were made.
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The Smokers Club Festival shut down the main stage killing Playboi Carti, A$AP Rocky & Kid Cudi sets because of a “safety issue”. Everyone was rioting, obviously. What a joke. pic.twitter.com/NIvgCYUnSV
— cash⛓ (@burpgrl666) May 1, 2022
The annual California festival draws thousands of fans eager to catch some of their favorite rappers rocking the mic. Among this year’s headlining acts include A$AP Rocky, Kid Cudi, 2 Chainz, Wale, Joey BadA$$, Rico Nasty, Wiz Khalifa, Chief Keef and more.
XXL has reached out to organizers at the Smoker’s Club Festival and Playboi Carti’s reps for comment.
Check out some fans reaction to Playboi Carti’s show being cut short below.
Playboi Carti's Smokers Club performance was reportedly cut short after the crowd broke the front railing 😬
He only got to perform two songs pic.twitter.com/ByI2augTNj
— Kurrco (@Kurrco) May 1, 2022
Fuck smokers club for not letting @playboicarti play his set 🖕🏼😡🖕🏼
— ⋆◌*εїз*◌⋆ (@illusionn__) May 1, 2022
#SmokersClubFest #standingfest #carti #playboicarti We pay for tickets, let us enjoy PLEASE! Just give us a boring empty warehouse and a stage or sum shit, and CARTI 😫😫😫😫😫😫 pic.twitter.com/kPhoUFgLPc
— Gwagon (@Gwenisiscoupe) May 1, 2022
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