A surprise Kanye West concert got shut down after fans jammed a New York City street
REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
West had dropped hints about the gig when he made an unannounced appearance at another concert sponsored by a radio station on Sunday, Billboard magazine reported.
Fans turned up by the thousands, with some saying on social media sites including Twitter that more than 2,000 people had flooded the streets outside Webster Hall in the East Village neighborhood within 15 minutes.
West himself posted "Show at 2 a.m. SOLD OUT" about an hour beforehand, however the venue announced on its Twitter page "There is no late show", adding "Please get home safely".
Pictures and video posted online showed thousands of fans jamming the streets and sidewalks and sitting on top of vehicles. West made a brief appearance outside before departing, his vehicle chased by dozens of fans as it made its way out of the neighborhood.
Here's what the crowd looked like:
Outside Webster Hall right now ?????? #PABLO pic.twitter.com/6ZbaaRYveP
- TeamKanyeDaily (@TeamKanyeDaily) June 6, 2016
more Kanye craziness outside Webster Hall (photo via KTT) https://t.co/jGWhcgsbEM pic.twitter.com/JmCr9YwlgK
- BrooklynVegan (@brooklynvegan) June 6, 2016
Kanye's 2am concert got my street like: pic.twitter.com/S4Z307Yrba
- Andrew Goldstein (@AngeGold) June 6, 2016
Kanye has arrived in a car with @trvisXX and is waving to fans. pic.twitter.com/VNy08nCA2k
- The FADER (@thefader) June 6, 2016
West apparently tried to get the mayor of New York City to shut down four streets to hold the concert outside:
SHUT DOWN THE BLOCK 4 STREETS AND PUT SCREENS SO THEY CAN HAVE A PARTY OUTSIDE. @kanyewest the ?? pic.twitter.com/scOfRht9V6
- TeamKanyeDaily (@TeamKanyeDaily) June 6, 2016
West's Sunday afternoon concert on Randall's Island in New York's East River had earlier been canceled due to bad weather.
(Reporting by Chris Michaud; Editing by Alison Williams)
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