Jay-Z‘s third night in Yankee Stadium was hit with a near four-hour delay after fans reportedly rushed the gates.
Sunday night (July 12) marked his third night at the venue, with the evening billed as ‘Extra Innings’, the follow-up to his previous ‘30’ and ‘25’ shows that celebrated the anniversaries of his ‘Reasonable Doubt’ and ‘The Blueprint’ albums.
According to a report from ABC7, an unidentified police source claimed that a large number of fans had rushed at least two of the stadium’s gates ahead of the gig. These fans reportedly got past security without being screened, prompting a full lockdown of the stadium, with fans not allowed in or out for an extended period of time.
One clip making the rounds on social media appeared to show A$AP Rocky, Charlamagne Tha God, and Fabolous stood outside waiting to get in, with the video captioned: “Wow, even celebrities are stuck outside the last Jay-Z Yankee Stadium show tonight.”
Jay-Z eventually took to the stage four hours after the concert’s listed start time at around midnight, telling the crowd: “I appreciate your patience. We gonna have a good time. I got some shit for you, I promise you.
“There was like ten thousand people outside,” he explained. “They closed all the doors ‘cause [people] rushed the door, and I didn’t want to start music and have people get trampled. I’m really sorry for the inconvenience.”
