![]() NYPD said in a statement: 'Due to the large crowd that gathered outside of the event it was determined that for the safety for all those involved the performance would be canceled.' It was claimed by a Kanye source that police informed him he would not be allowed to perform out of concern for the safety of the people inside and outside the venue, and he would be arrested for inciting a riot if he showed up. Kim later posted on Twitter that he wished he could have performed while thanking fans for showing up at 2am.įurious revelers repeatedly chanted 'what the f***?' after Kanye, who turns 39 on Wednesday, tweeted to his 23 million followers that the show was sold out. Kanye scheduled the show at the last minute, after his headline slot at New York's Governors Ball music festival was called off due to rain. With no room to move, the street in Manhattan's East Village was clogged with people charging to get to the front of the swarm around Webster Hall, and some fans caught in the mayhem claimed they were pepper sprayed.Ĭhanting 'Kanye' and 'Pablo', fans climbed on top of cars and scaffolding, and hung out of windows to get a better view as rumors swirled that the rapper was set to perform his latest album, The Life of Pablo.Ī mob of screaming fans went wild and chased the 'Gold Digger' rapper when he passed them while hanging out of a car's sunroof, and NYPD confirmed one person in the crowd outside the venue was arrested for disorderly conduct. Kanye was heard asking for Mayor Bill de Blasio to shut down the block in a Snapchat video taken by wife Kim Kardashian early Monday morning after some people were trampled in a stampede outside the gig. Published: 06:21 BST, 6 June 2016 | Updated: 19:20 BST, 6 June 2016Ĭhaos erupted outside Kanye West's secret concert in New York City early Monday morning after thousands of desperate fans descended on the venue - forcing officials to cancel the event and requiring dozens of police officers to disperse the crowd. See more of the latest Kanye West news as his Webster Hall gig in New York City nearly causes a riotīy Ollie Gillman and Chris Kitching and Katie Davies For.Kanye scheduled the show last minute, after his performance at the Governors Ball music festival was rained out.It was claimed the Grammy Award winner would risk arrest for inciting a riot if he showed up to the concert venue.A fan told Daily Mail Online that a woman who was trampled by the crowd suffered a gash to her ankle.NYPD said one person was arrested for disorderly conduct and they had no reports of serious injuries.Fans claimed on Twitter that they were pepper sprayed in the street and there were reports a woman passed out.As the crowd swelled, officials at Webster Hall announced that there would be no show and people should go home.Later Monday, the mayor's office responded with a tweet saying that block parties are 'planned'.Kanye was heard on wife Kim Kardashian's Snapchat asking for Mayor Bill de Blasio to 'Close down the block!'.Revelers climbed on top of cars, mail trucks and scaffolding, and people appeared to get trampled in the mayhem.Thousands of fans turned up within 30 minutes, causing chaos and stampedes as they clogged the street.Rapper Kanye West was set to perform a late-night secret concert in New York early Monday morning.as delighted West drives through crowd hanging out of the SUNROOF of his car Kanye causes chaos in New York: Thousands mob streets for star's 'secret' gig prompting NYPD shutdown and near riot.
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