Travi$ Scott Arrested Five Minutes Into His Set At Lollapalooza
After reportedly showing up half an hour late, rapper Travi$ Scott got his Lollapalooza set shut down after only 5 minutes by encouraging fans to jump the security barrier and rush the stage. Festival organizers deemed the resulting chaos to be unsafe and shut the whole thing down, with security forcibly removing Scott from the stage.
Breaking #Lolla news: @trvisXX's set stopped after 5 mins after he cussed out security and told fans to jump the barricade
— billboard (@billboard) August 1, 2015
security hesitated for one second too long when he told them to let the kids up adhdjkskdk someone is gonna DIE pic.twitter.com/DvEwZ1kCRN
— rich homie blonde (@hellakyra) August 1, 2015
Pretty sure they're trying to arrest Travis Scott right now at #lollapalooza
— Eric Montanez (@EricMontanez12) August 1, 2015
Welp Travis Scott just got kicked out because people suck pic.twitter.com/lZqmps0Frj
— Matt Balara (@mbalara13) August 1, 2015
SO Travis Scott told mfs to jump the fence. mfs hesitated, I didn't. Lmao. So I jumped the fence and a riot ensued. & they shut him down.
— Antoinae #GAF (@melaninmonroe) August 1, 2015
In a now-deleted tweet, Billboard claimed that at least one arrest has been made in relation to the incident.
UPDATE: As ABC 7 Chicago reports, Travi$ Scott was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. The Office of Emergency Management issued a statement saying, “The performer played one song and then began telling fans to come over the barricades. Due to the security’s quick response, the situation was remedied immediately and no fans were injured. The performer fled the scene and was taken into custody a short while later.”