Exclusive | VIPs inside Yankee Stadium were oblivious to the chaos outside Jay-Z show, his musical co-director Adam Blackstone says - Page Six
VIP attendees at a Jay-Z concert at Yankee Stadium were largely unaware of the security chaos and crowd control issues occurring outside the venue. Thousands of fans were delayed for hours, while performers and celebrities inside remained shielded from the situation.
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The incident highlights the disparity in experience between high-profile guests and general admission concertgoers during large-scale public events.
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Add Page Six on Google The stars inside Jay-Z’s “Extra Innings” show didn’t even know about the pandemonium outside Yankee Stadium until around an hour before it began, we’re told.
On Sunday night, as concertgoers streamed into the final night of a three-night stand at the Bronx landmark, hordes of fans broke through security, forcing the Bronx venue into lockdown.
Thousands of Hova devotees were forced to wait for hours while security got the situation under control. But we’re told that VIPs were blissfully unaware of the situation.
“I have not experienced anything like that, mainly because, [with] us thankfully being in a secure safe space, we didn’t know what was going on outside,” Jay-Z’s musical co-director Adam Blackstone said.
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