Playboi Carti, the rapper behind the hit album Whole Lotta Red. Had to stop his performance at the Rolling Loud California music festival on March 4, 2023. After a rowdy crowd caused a security breach. According to a report by Daily Breeze. Carti was only three songs into his set when some fans started moshing and jumping over the barricades. Crushing the people in the front row. The rapper had to pause the show and ask the crowd to step back. Before he was escorted offstage by security.
The festival’s co-creator, Tariq Cherif. Then announced that the crowd needed to calm down and anyone who jumped over the barricade had to leave. Or else the festival would be shut down. The situation lasted for about 30 minutes, cutting into Carti’s set time. A Twitter user who witnessed the incident claimed that a 16-year-old fan was injured and lost oxygen during the chaos. But received medical attention and was recovering.
Carti was eventually allowed to resume his performance, which lasted for another 30 minutes. He also debuted a new song, tentatively titled “Rockstar”, which received a positive reaction from the crowd. You can watch a video of the new song below.
Playboi Carti is scheduled to perform at several festivals this summer, including Rolling Loud Portugal and Wireless Festival in London. Hopefully, his fans will behave better and enjoy his music without causing any trouble.
Playboi Carti’s Fans React On Social Media
The fans had mixed reactions to the interruption of Playboi Carti’s show. Some fans were disappointed and angry that they did not get to see the full performance. While others were excited and proud that they caused such a commotion. Some fans also expressed concern for the safety of the people who were injured or suffocated in the crowd. Here are some examples of the fans’ reactions from social media:
- A Twitter user named @Aye_Sincere posted a video of the fans trying to rush the stage and wrote: “Playboi Carti fans trying to rush the stage at Smoker’s Club Fest”.
- Another Twitter user named @burpgrl666 wrote: “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.”
- A fan named @lottareds tweeted: “PLAYBOI CARTI ILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES MAN. ANYTHING.” and attached a picture of him crying.
- A fan named @Gwenisiscoupe posted a video of the mosh pit and wrote: “#SmokersClubFest #carti #playboicarti Basically the entirety of Cartis set tn. Legendary couples mins. Fest was a scam, can’t wait to see you again :/”
- A fan named @itzkvelasquez shared a video of him and his friends dancing to Playboi Carti’s new song and wrote: “The hold that @playboicarti has on us…”
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