Louis Tomlinson concert sees crowd ‘push too hard leaving One Direction fans concerned for safety’
MANY Louis Tomlinson fans "feared for their safety" at his concert on Thursday night.
Attendees complained on and pleaded with people to "stop pushing" at the sold-out event in .
A spokesperson for The Anthem, where the concert is being held, said the crowd is "well-behaved and happy," however.
"It’s actually been calm," said the spokesperson. "Two people were given water. There are no injuries or anything else to report. It’s a happy sold-out crowd."
However, an eyewitness claiming to be near the stage at the show told The Sun that the show was “very unorganized."
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“Because of this, three people physically hurt themselves and had to be taken out by staffers. There have been multiple people throwing up,” said Madison Grace.
Madison added that the venue was passing out water to attendees, which other users have also posted on social media, but claims there isn’t anything being done about the alleged pushing.
“We’re packed like sardines,” she said.
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“One girl had a very bad anxiety attack. Others are simply passing out.”
appears to show Louis onstage saying: "Back it up a little bit."
"Everyone, come on it’s a team effort, it’s a team effort," he said. "Don’t let me look at you and see you’re not moving back."
Louis reminded fans that water is also available at the side of the venue at all times.
The show was stopped for a second time with Louis explaining that he wants to make sure that people are hydrated before he continues.
“We will stop the show for 5 minutes. Everyone who needs water, drink it, stay hydrated, I'll be back in 5 or 10 minutes, as long as it takes for everyone to be okay and we can continue with the show," he said.
Another concertgoer, Mary Smilack, said that people were excited about the show and didn’t want to risk “losing their spot in the pit.”
“It’s so hard to get out of that it leads to tricky situations,” she said.
Mary added: “I think venues could do more to take over mics sometimes and very clearly communicate what they’re doing to help people in the pit.”
CHAOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Another Twitter user claiming to be in attendance at the show claimed that a number of people had medical issues.
The fan tweeted: "4 PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO GET DRAGGED OUT AND WEVE BEEN IN HERE FOR 30 MINUTES. EVERYONE NEEDS TO BACK TF UP #LTWTDC."
Others pleaded: "STOP PUSHING," adding: "People are literally dropping.
"This is insane."
'STOP PUSHING!'
Another tweet allegedly from inside the venue read: "Someone threw up, there is a circle of staffers in the pit, people are being dragged out.
"WHAT DO YALL [sic] NOT UNDERSTAND ABOUT NOT PUSHING #LTWTDC."
Fans claiming to be in the crowd begged: "If you're in the back on the floor, please scoot back!! People are already passing out and they need room to breathe and have medics get to them"
It was initially unclear based on social media accounts of the night's events what exactly led to the alleged medical concerns.
Local police confirmed they had not received any calls to The Anthem concert venue at the time.
The Sun also reached out to Louis' management and US label but did not receive a response at the time of publication.
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