A brawl began yesterday during Lil Wayne’s set at A3C Festival, causing fans to flee the scene and the rapper’s set to end early.
A3C, which ran from October 3 to 7, is a festival and conference which empowers and inspires artists in the hip-hop industry. The 14th annual festival took place in Atlanta. According to social media reports, the fight yesterday wasn’t related to Lil Wayne. Fans reportedly fled the scene in fear after a concertgoer heard gunshots.
I’m hiding under a food trailer, Lil’ Wayne concert was shut down; people had guns everyone started running, thousands of people.
He was only on stage 15 minutes. I’m shaking and disgusted. I think everything is cool now. This experience is traumatic for me.
— Jerome Trammel (@MrJeromeTrammel) October 8, 2018
The aftermath of fights breaking out at Atlanta’s #A3C concert with Lil’ Wayne! To be in it is indescribable, literally running for our life.
SMH! @LilTunechi wasn’t even on stage 20 minutes before this happened… pic.twitter.com/idPRXirjjy
— Jerome Trammel (@MrJeromeTrammel) October 8, 2018
I don’t know if they were shooting at the lil Wayne concert #a3cfestival #lilwayne but something happened that it ended fast! pic.twitter.com/RMBEFs4oMa
— ReginaldSaunders ♈️ ?? (@IamRSaunders) October 8, 2018
A brawl broke out during @LilTunechi performance at the A3C Festival. No shots were heard. Wasn’t Wayne related in any way. #A3C #LilWayne pic.twitter.com/z1ObnT57rL
— Showland Productions (@ShowlandProd) October 8, 2018
Following the show, A3C released a statement that they are still collecting information to determine what happened during the altercation and will follow up with more details as they become available.
“Please be assured that the law enforcement officers present have confirmed that there were no weapons involved,” A3C said. “This was a very unfortunate way to end what had been an otherwise amazing week of music, friendships, and connections. Thank you to everyone for your amazing support and positive energy this week. We love ya’ll.”
According to ABC News, at least 12 people were injured while the crowd was rushing out of the festival, but no serious injuries were reported.
Fans are requesting their money back, but no official statement regarding refunds has been announced at this time.
