Travi$ Scott arrested for disorderly conduct after inciting a riot at Lollapalooza
According to reports and Instagram videos, the rapper told fans to ignore security and hop the barriers to come rush the stage.
Texas rapper Travi$ Scott was arrested after performing only one song at Lollapalooza on Saturday, officials say.
And this picture gives a glimpse of the aftermath, which looks to have included dozens of fans joining Travis onstage. “Due to the security’s quick response, the situation was remedied immediately and no fans were injured”. While he is said to have attempted to flee the scene following the shutdown of his set, he was arrested later on in the day. “He is being charged with disorderly conduct”.
Scott, who was born Jacques Webster, is said to have urged fans to jump over the security barricades soon after his gig began at the popular music festival in Chicago.
Lollapalooza has been taking place all weekend in Chicago.
The rapper was scheduled to perform for 45 minutes at the popular festival. The Twitter post said Scott played three songs.
Click below to see footage of Scott’s performance.
Chicago’s finest sprung into action and arrested Scott for disorderly conduct. Operations have resumed as normal.
“We jumped the ducking fences for Travis Scott!!” the fan tweeted.