Last night, false reports of an active shooter at Miami’s Rolling Loud festival caused a stampede, with attendees fleeing for exits. Numerous video clips of the incident show attendees rushing for the gates, with some even suffering minor injuries in the incident. Festival organizers later addressed the incident in a statement posted the festival’s Twitter page. “There was a false alarm of an incident on site that caused people to panic. The situation has been confirmed by police as a false alarm,” the statement reads. “The show is proceeding as planned with slight delays. Thank you for your patience. Anyone who ran out of the venue who still has their wristband on can re enter through security at the festival gates.” The festival is set to continue today for its second day. In the hours before the night’s performances, Rolling Loud co-founder Tariq Cherif has issued another statement addressing the stampede, as Pitchfork reports. Read the statement in full below: “Shortly after 11 p.m. on Friday night, there was a disturbance that led a large group of fans to believe there was an active shooter within the festival grounds. The commotion resulted in these fans running out of the venue, some of whom were injured and/or scared in the process. Security and public authorities immediately sprung into action, established it was a false alarm and there was not an active shooter in the festival, and diffused the situation. Safety is #1 at Rolling Loud. We have hundreds of police officers and security guards hired to protect our fans. While we are upset this situation occurred, we are proud of the swift reaction of law enforcement to verify the area was secure. Thank you for understanding. Let’s all come together today with positivity and have a great day.” Rolling Loud Miami will continue as planned today and tomorrow, with headlining acts Travis Scott and Kid Cudi. Tonight’s schedule also includes performances from Lil Wayne, 21 Savage, Kodak Black, Young Thug, Lil Baby, Sheck Wes, and more. See the full lineup here.<doc-sep>MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. (WSVN) - Rainy weather, a water bottle skirmish and a rogue golf cart were among some of the less pleasant sights and sounds that unfolded during the third and final day of the 2019 Rolling Loud hip-hip festival. Concertgoers began throwing water bottles after inclement weather forced a pause in the festivities at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Sunday afternoon. “Hey, we’ve got some lightning in the area, so we’re just gonna clear the show out for the next 30 to 45 minutes in the stadium helixes,” said a Rolling Loud staffer. Once the weather passed, startled attendees took out their smartphones and started recording after someone stole a golf cart and drove it into the large crowd. Chaos at @rollingloud. Golf cart stolen and driven through the crowd pic.twitter.com/nH83wMip6z — Joel Franco @ Rolling Loud (@OfficialJoelF) May 12, 2019 A group was seen rocking the stolen golf cart back and forth before security moved in. Despite some rocky moments, concertgoers and performers said they were overall pleased with the three-day event. “Rolling Loud has been a great experience. I appreciate everybody, man. It’s been safe,” said comedian D.C. Young Fly. “Everybody has been turning up and having fun. I’m just glad to be out here, ya dig?” Concertgoers did have to deal with two high-profile cancellations on Saturday, however. Lil Wayne tweeted that he wouldn’t perform due to being checked by police. He took the opportunity to apologize to his fans. To all my fans who came to see me at Rolling Loud, I’m sorry but I won’t be performing. The Festival Police (Not Rolling Loud) made it mandatory that I had to be policed and checked to get on the stadium grounds. I do not and will not ever settle for being policed to do my job — Lil Wayne WEEZY F (@LilTunechi) May 12, 2019 Kodak Black was also a no-show, but for a different reason. He was arrested on state and federal weapons charges just before he was set to take the stage. A photo that went viral showed the Pompano Beach native in handcuffs smiling at the camera from Miami’s Federal Detention Center. Black, whose legal name is Bill Kapri, was also arrested in upstate New York back in April on gun and drug charges as he tried to enter the U.S. from Canada. Jack Bruno, who performed at Rolling Loud, weighed in on Black’s arrests and the weekend’s chain of events. “It happens, man. In music, stuff like that happens all the time,” said Bruno. “I’m so unfazed by weather or, like, things being cancelled and moved that I’m just like, ‘Ah, OK,’ but yeah, it’s unfortunate.” The chaos at Rolling Loud started late Friday night, when a brawl led people to think shots had been fired. Cellphone video posted to social media captured panicked concertgoers as they ran for cover. Festival officials released a statement saying police called the reports of an active shooter a “false alarm.” “Nobody needs to be out here dying left and right and everything,” said a concertgoer. “People just need to be safe trying to enjoy music, just to chill.” 2019 marked the fifth anniversary of Rolling Loud, which began as a one-day event at Bayfront Park. It is now billed as the world’s largest hip-hop festival.<doc-sep>Friday night at Miami’s Rolling Loud Festival, false reports of an active shooter on the festival grounds caused a stampede among attendees flocking for the exits. Some festival-goers reported bruises, cuts, scrapes, and other injuries sustained during the panicked rush out of the grounds. Shortly after the incident, the festival issued the following statement on Twitter: “There was a false alarm of an incident on site that caused people to panic. The situation has been confirm by police as a false alarm. The show is proceeding as planned with slight delays. Thank you for your patience. Anyone who ran out of the venue who still has their wristband on can re enter through security at the festival gates.” There was a false alarm of an incident on site that caused people to panic. The situation has been confirm by police as a false alarm. The show is proceeding as planned with slight delays. Thank you for your patience. — Rolling Loud (@RollingLoud) May 11, 2019 Saturday morning, ahead of the festival’s second day, Rolling Loud co-founder Tariq Cherif issued the following statement:<doc-sep>
Home News Kelly Miller May 13th, 2019 - 5:34 PM At the 2019 Rolling Loud event in Miami, an unexpected incident occurred. On Friday night, fans believed there was an active shooter within the festival arena, which led to chaos and fear that resulted in a stampede. Some of the crowd members were injured in the commotion. Fortunately, authorities and security took immediate action to remedy the situation. They let fans know it was a false alarm and there was no immediate danger. Few left with minor cuts and bruises as they were exiting. Safety was a top priority to Rolling Loud and it was important to make sure fans stayed safe while on festival grounds. The festival reassured fans by issuing a statement on Twitter: “There was a false alarm of an incident on site that caused people to panic. The situation has been confirmed by police as a false alarm. The show is proceeding as planned with slight delays. Thank you for your patience. Anyone who ran out of the venue who still has their wristband on can re enter through security at the festival gates.” Despite the incident, one of largest hip-hop music festivals continued Saturday and Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium with headliners: Travis Scott, Kid Cudi, Migos, Cardi B, and Lil Wayne. The co-founder of Rolling Loud, Tariq Cherie reported that there were several people that got into a fight at the festival which caused others to believe there had been a shooting. Following the false alarm, a large group began running to the exits. Cherie stated “While we are upset this situation occurred, we are proud of the swift reaction of law enforcement to verify the area was secure.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rolling Loud (@rollingloud) on May 11, 2019 at 8:39am PDT One fan took to twitter to describe his experience at the Rolling Loud incident.