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Drake played the second of two shows at Harlem’s historic Apollo Theater on Sunday.
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During the concert, a fan fell over the second floor balcony in the crowd to the floor.
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Drake left the stage about 15 minutes before returning to perform. According to the court, no one was injured.
A Drake concert was recently halted when a fan fell over the mezzanine balcony into the crowd below.
Drake performed at the historic Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York, on Sunday. It was the second of two intimate shows sponsored by SiriusXM that Insider attended.
About an hour and a half after Drake took the stage, he welcomed his collaborator 21 Savage for a series of duets. But before the duo could begin, a man’s body suddenly fell from the second floor into the center of the orchestra pit.
A crew member rushed forward and spoke to the rappers, who left the stage: “I just need to make sure someone is okay,” Drake told the audience.
The lights of the venue were on and guards could be seen running through the crowd to where the man landed.
His fall also dislodged a lamp, which was subsequently removed. Cords hanging over the side of the balcony were tied by a crew member.
After about 15 minutes, the venue announced that no one was injured in the incident.
“Everyone is absolutely fine,” one man said over the loudspeaker. ‘They are being checked. No one is hurt. But I have even better news for you: we’re in the Apollo, so the show must go on.”
Drake and 21 Savage then returned to perform songs from their 2022 collaborative album, “Her Loss”.
“Let’s just make some noise that everybody’s okay,” Drake said between songs, adding, “I feel like they had to wait about 10 minutes, we should go up a bit more.”
For his final track, “Legend,” Drake also thanked his fans for their high energy throughout the night.
“This audience is an absolute 10 out of 10. I’m so happy with tonight. We apologize for the delays and all that shit, but thank you,” he said, calling it “an evening of gratitude.”
“I used to come here and my heart was beating out of my chest. I used to stand at the side of the stage hoping something bad would happen, like a goddamn fire alarm going off,” he continued. “I always dreaded performing because I never really understood what it was like, me on one side and all of you on the other.”
“But it’s nights like this that let me know I have the best job in the world and I feel like, again, you give me the confidence to know after all these years, after all the negative reports we’ve heard, after all the doors that slammed in our faces, it’s this very group here that lets me know I’m exactly where the fuck I need to be,” he concluded.
SiriusXM and Apollo Theater representatives did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment.
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