New York fans missed two opportunities over the weekend to catch Kanye West grace the stage. The Governor’s Ball performance was canceled due to severe weather and his surprise appearance at Summer Jam was just too short. When word on the street hit that Yeezy would put on a surprise show at 2am in Webster Hall, surely crowds wouldn’t miss a third chance.
Then came this glimmer of hope.
Show at 2am SOLD OUT
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) June 6, 2016
Fans didn’t waste time, rushing to the venue.
Kanye show causing chaos out here at Webster Hall. pic.twitter.com/Vowqwa7P9s
— Pigeons & Planes (@PigsAndPlans) June 6, 2016
Look at this power. It's almost 2 AM & more than half of these people aren't going to get in. pic.twitter.com/sdGyKEhFzi
— ronald isley (@yoyotrav) June 6, 2016
Four-thousand plus people showed up, flooding the streets of NYC. The scene quickly turned riot-like, with people packing in extremely tight, pushing, climbing on top of any raised platform they could find, and other structures.
Dudes climbing scaffolding. Tons of people on cars and postal trucks. pic.twitter.com/AwhRWFSs9a
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) June 6, 2016
The Kan man tried to put in a call to the mayor for some help.
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
But the show still got cancelled.
There is no late show at Webster Hall tonight. Please get home safely.
— Webster Hall (@WebsterHall) June 6, 2016
Kanye still rolled through to at least say what’s up.
.@kanyewest rides through the streets of New York #onlyonPIX11 pic.twitter.com/JKdGFYHcCl
— Myles Miller—PIX11 (@MylesMill) June 6, 2016
when @kanyewest is getting mobbed by screaming fans right across your dorm 😅 pic.twitter.com/PMVJWD6MAw
— Eric Liang (@hiEricLiang) June 6, 2016
Hopefully, next time things are little safer, but without a doubt, it’s safe to say that people are still very interested in seeing Kanye West tear up the stage.
