Drake Pauses Concert at Apollo Theater After Man Falls From Balcony During Performance

This previous weekend, Drake performed two SiriusXM live shows at New York’s iconic Apollo Theater. As Insider notes, halfway via the second occasion, the rapper paused the present after a person fell from the mezzanine balcony into the orchestra pit. Drake reportedly addressed the incident, telling the gang, “Simply gotta be sure that any individual’s OK,” earlier than a 15-minute break. In a press release shared with Pitchfork, a consultant for the Apollo Theater defined:

Sadly, final night an incident occurred with an viewers member who landed within the orchestra from the decrease mezzanine. Drake, Apollo, and SiriusXM halted the present instantly when studying of a possible fan damage and customary protocols had been taken. They had been seen instantly by EMS on web site. The fan and different viewers members reported that they had been OK. No main accidents have been reported. The Apollo is investigating the state of affairs additional.

Drake ran via over 40 songs at his first Apollo live performance and in addition introduced out 21 Savage and members of Harlem’s Diplomats, in accordance with Selection and The Related Press. The live shows had been initially scheduled to happen in November, however had been postponed because of the memorial service for Migos’ Takeoff.

Pitchfork has additionally reached out to representatives for Drake and SiriusXM for remark and extra data.