A free concert by the pop group Hanson was canceled by police yesterday after an unruly crowd estimated at 20,000 young fans began running amok in the streets.
Canadian rapper Drake was also on the bill. Naturally, the Drake Stans are saying the crowds were there for him, lol.
Drake’s street team (and other Stans) lit up the online micro-blogging website Twitter with lies tweets about Drake bringing out huge crowds yesterday. When actually the mixed crowd of mostly white and Hispanic teens were there for Hanson, not Drake.
Police estimated that only 10% of the crowd was there to see Drake.
The show started at about 6 PM with an opening act at Pier 17 on Manhattan’s South Street Seaport, a popular summer locale for concerts. Hanson, the Tulsa, Okla., brothers behind the 1997 hit ‘Mmmbop,’ and headliner Drake, whose album ‘Thank Me Later’ debuted Tuesday, were to appear on stage soon after.
Organizers were anticipating about 10,000 people but nearly 20,000 showed up, police said. Many people climbed roofs and started throwing bottles, as concertgoers smashed together toward the stage, police said.
Source: PE
