Saweetie addressed online critics who apparently blamed her for a stampede incident in Chicago on Sunday (June 23). The ‘Icy Girl’ was in the mid-west city for a performance at the Vegandale Festival.
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Here’s what happened at the Vegandale Festival
As mentioned, Saweetie was booked for a set at the show that also featured artists like 2 Chainz, NLE Choppa, and Jadakiss. However, shortly after taking the stage, the ‘NaNi’ rapper seemed to notice a little disconcerting scene in the crowd.
At this point, festival attendees’ online recollections vary. Some claimed a fight broke out, while others claim it was a rowdy crowd that might have looked like it was breaking out, but wasn’t.
Anyway, Saweetie’s reaction to the scene was to ask the DJ to cut the music and verbally check the crowd’s temperature. In a now-viral clip, she was heard saying: “Wait, stop it. I know you’re not doing what I think you’re doing. Is everyone safe?”
But before she could finish the last question, some people began to flee the mosh pit area, and fear of danger quickly spread, leading to a stampede. At this time, no injuries have been reported.
Later clips show barricades toppled to the ground and the grassy area near the stage covered in trash.
Watch the popular clips below.
Chaos in Vegandale during Saweetie Set pic.twitter.com/vqmMmqwpMV
– The Gworls are fighting (@baddietvv) June 24, 2024
Saweetie criticizes the incident
After 2 Chainz ended his set, Saweetie returned to finish his set.
Later that night, on X (formerly Twitter), she talked about how the crowd looked to her. “I hope everyone got home safe tonight (sad face emoji), that crowd looked crazy,” she wrote.
But one user wasn’t here to wish the rapper good luck and instead criticized the Icy Girl, calling her an unwelcome “clown.”
“Talking about the crowd seemed crazy hahaha it was a FESTIVAL! Straight (clown emoji) don’t bring your a** back to Chicago, you’ve done enough… it was babies out there getting trampled on for NOTHING, then I came back too ‘I’ll tell you all what my tp is’ we dgaf at this point…,” @itsmyworld_ndd wrote.
The Shade Room cannot confirm or verify any reports that “babies” were “trampled” in the incident. Please note that festival organizers have not addressed the incident on their social platforms. However, the rest of the performances, including Saweetie’s, went without further incident.
Saweetie didn’t let @itsmyworld_ndd have the last word. She clapped back, returning the insult and, again, explained her point of view.
“Well… the crowd seemed crazy, which is why I hope everyone got home safely. Also, I could have gone home after the fight started, but I STAYED, I waited, and after 2 Chainz’s set I went back on stage to finish my set because I care… you clearly don’t like me, so why stay for the rest of my set when the FESTIVAL is clearly over? (clown emoticon)”
Ultimately, the West Coast artist also criticized the blog My Mixtapez on X for its reporting of the incident. The exit posted the viral clip of the minor stampede, subtitling it, “Fans in Chicago ran out after Saweetie started performing on stage (side eyes emoji).”
“This was a serious matter, but you are too obsessed with creating this negative propaganda against me,” she answered.
Swipe below to see the interactions described above and additional reactions to how Saweetie handled the incident.
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