Jay-Z Delays Yankee Stadium Show 3 Hours as 10,000 Fans Outside Raise Safety Fears

3 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jul 13

Jay-Z told fans after taking the stage just after midnight Monday that Sunday’s finale was pushed back more than three hours because about 10,000 people were still outside.
A door rush prompted officials to shut entrances, he said, and he did not want music to start while people outside risked being trampled.
The sold-out concert had been scheduled for 8 p.m.; earlier reports said a security breach triggered a stadium lockdown, with gates reopening before 10 p.m. and police patrolling.
The delayed finale capped Jay-Z’s three-night Yankee Stadium hometown run, a rare live stretch tied to the 30th anniversary of Reasonable Doubt and 25 years of The Blueprint.

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