Boiler Room Weekender Shut Down By Police
The Ray-Ban x Boiler Room Weekender festival at Split Rock Resort in Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania was shut down early this morning, Thump reports. “We don’t have the exact details of what transpired, but for the safety of all our artists and guests we had to shutdown,” a spokesperson for Boiler Room said in a statement. Multiple witnesses saw police handcuffing and arresting people at the festival, and venue staff reportedly confiscated phones from concertgoers filming the arrests. Several artists who were scheduled to perform have addressed the events on Twitter:
Cops shut down the festival and arrested a black woman then proceeded to attack people for filming them…
— SHYBOI (@yu_whoooo) November 6, 2016
i am fucking disgusted!!! the only room to have FULL police checks was the @GHE20G0TH1K room!!!!
— ILLUMINAHTI (@BEARCAT1800) November 6, 2016
Have no idea why @boilerroomtv would have their event in a town where they surround one black man minding his business with 15 police
— Spree Wilson (@SpreeWilson) November 6, 2016
My br set is cancelled im p sure bc white supremacy. Gr8 👍🏽
— DJ HARAM (@djharam973) November 6, 2016
I JUST GOT WORD THESE FUCKING PIGS TRIED 2 LAYED HANDS ON PPL /SWIPE PHONES AT BR. YALL ARE DISGUSTING.
— FALSE WITNESS (@FALSE_WITNESS) November 6, 2016
I really wanted to tear it tonight on behalf of @GHE20G0TH1K .. The energy I had plus bday vibes was gonna carry via this set. Another time.
— MikeQ (@TheOnlyMikeQ) November 6, 2016
Don’t blame BR thou
— MikeQ (@TheOnlyMikeQ) November 6, 2016
The event also featured performances from Blood Orange, Kamasi Washington, Jamila Woods, and more.