A free concert at NYC's South Street Seaport featuring Drake and Hanson was canceled on Tuesday due to a riot.
Organizers expected 10,000 concertgoers but 20,000 showed up and began climbing roofs, throwing bottles and chairs and smashing people against the stage.
"People in the front started leaving because they were getting crushed," said witness [...]
Brooklyn Vegan — "Police are shutting down the show at South Seaport! I'm on my way anyways...Drizzy Hendrix Woodstock 2010" - Drake (about 7:30pm) "Had to cancel the free NYC show today ... more info
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A free concert by pop band Hanson and up-and-coming Canadian rapper Drake was canceled Tuesday after twice as many people as antici... more info
E! Online — Mmm….riot?
Who would have thought a free concert by Hanson and Drake would have prompted an unruly mob, but that's about what happened Tuesday in New York as promoter... more info
Idolator — Did you know Drake and Hanson have a lot of fans? Of course you do. Everyone does—except the organizers of South Street Seaport’s annual summer concert series, appare... more info
MTV.com News — 'With that many people, it got out of hand,' Zac Hanson says of the scheduled NYC concert.By Jocelyn Vena
Taylor Hanson
Photo: MTV News
Not since a Justin Biebe... more info
VH1 News — Hanson say their show with Drake was "canceled just in time." "With that many people, it got out of hand," Zac Hanson said of the scheduled NYC concert. more info
Undercover, Australia — Fans rioted at a free concert in New York by Drake and Hanson after police shutdown the show because of overcrowding. more info
Pop Crunch — A New York City concert featuring ’90s pop band Hanson and hip-hop heavyweight Drake was cancelled by Big Apple cops Tuesday after the heaving crowd swelled to 15,000, ... more info
Perez Hilton — A free concert at NYC's South Street Seaport featuring Drake and Hanson was canceled on Tuesday due to a riot.
Organizers expected 10,000 concertgoers but 20,000 showed ... more info
Big Apple Music Scene — Boy are we glad we didn’t head down to the South Street Seaport in New York City last night to see Hanson and Drake perform a free concert. The show, which started at 6... more info
Big Apple Music Scene — When Drake and Hanson canceled their free concert in NYC last night because too many people showed up, this guy was just like, “Screw it. I’m putting on my own show.â... more info