Crowd riots in Vancouver after headliner Lil Baby a no-show at music festival (VIDEO)

Sep 19 2022, 2:47 pm

Chaos erupted in Vancouver Sunday night after the headliner for Breakout Festival was a no-show.

Lil Baby was supposed to close out the weekend-long festival held at the PNE Amphitheatre, but reportedly ended up cancelling right before going on stage.

Then, attendees engaged in violence and vandalism. Vancouver Police said they arrested seven for breach of the peace.

“I would like to start off by saying I truly apologize Vancouver Canada, the Breakout Festival and to everyone who was in attendance!” the American rapper said in an apology on his Instagram story Monday morning.

“I have been going so hard these past few months without any breaks that it finally caught up with me and my body completely shut down. I owe you guys big time and will for sure make up for it soon.”

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But the apology came hours too late. Footage of the crowd rioting posted on Snapchat’s map feature was shared on Twitter and Instagram.

The videos show upset fans throwing garbage bins and toppling festival tents as the crowd cheers them on.

Other videos show people trashing and ransacking concession stands.

“Love when I wait two hours and Lil Baby no-shows,” a festival attendee (who wasn’t rioting) says in one of the videos.

Some footage shows the moment when the crowd found out Lil Baby was a no-show with people shouting “refund” at the empty stage.

Another clip shows someone on stage telling concertgoers to contact Breakout Festival for more information as the crowd boos.

Instagram account @6ixaktv posted what appears to be videos of Lil Baby covered in a white towel leaving the festival before his set.

The account also posted more footage of angry fans wrecking drink machines and chanting “f**k Breakout” as they take down festival tents.

 

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The Breakout Festival addressed the riot, calling it the “worst case scenario.”

They apologized for the way the festival ended and said they “do not condone violence or destruction of property.”

Updates will come from the festival later regarding partial refunds for ticket holders.

The PNE also issued a statement on the incident and apologized to its neighbours for the impact that the attendees’ behaviour had on the community.

With files from Daily Hive Staff.

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