Kendrick Lamar performs to half empty arena after fans leave following Future performance

[FistofJustice]

This past Thursday (Oct. 22), Power 105.1 hosted their annual Powerhouse concert at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Fetty Wap, still injured from his motorcycle accident, performed on a golden throne, while other stars like Meek Mill and Big Sean performed.

But towards the end of the night Future came out, and though his set was reportedly spotty, a large portion of the crowd seemed to have enough of the concert after he performed – and before the last performer of the night, Kendrick Lamar, hit the stage. Once Future was finished, a ton of people in attendance apparently left the arena without waiting to see K. Dot do his thing, leaving him to perform for a half-empty arena.

The concert started at 7 PM and by the time Future was done it was already after midnight, so considering people had work and school the next day, it’s fair to assume many left the show to beat the traffic home.

The same thing allegedly happened in Chicago yesterday (Oct. 25). Below are some tweets from people who were there.


Kendrick Lamar Performs To Half-Empty Arena After Fans Leave Following Future Performance - WatchLOUD

What a bunch of hos. How dare they disrespect Kendrick the GAWD like that

 

[TEH]

What? Should he dumb down to double his dollars?

Let them bounce. You can't be pro-black and popular in this day and age.

 

[J-Nice]

Why would you expect people to stick around when they came to see Fetty Wap, Meek Mill, and Future?

They set Kendrick up to fail

 

[N*E*R*D]

People will spin it and make it seem like Kendrick is irrelevant when he out sold all those ninjas this year.

 

[DAlbert]

What? Should he dumb down to double his dollars?

Let them bounce. You can't be pro-black and popular in this day and age.

I would type up a storm but lets just say I fukking hate the hypocrisy of these movements

 

[Lifer11]

Every big ass concert/festival this happens regardless of the artist. I worked Made in America (Stagehand/set design) and well over half the crowd left during The Weeknd's set, obviously not for lack of popularity, but everyone was just fukking beat they were there for hours, wanted to beat the traffic etc. Happens at every show with too many performers. My boy opened up for Young Chris at the TLA on South St. in Philly last year, now granted it's nowhere near the same level as these other shows, but my boy performed for probly double the amount of people Chris did, there were like 8-9 opening acts by the time Chris came out more than half the crowd was gone. Only so much blaringly loud live music people can tolerate.

 

[J-Nice]

Scratch that :notserious::yeahiight:

Arena dont look empty to me:iseeyouson:

 

[West Coast Avenger]

LOL @ stealing threads from the Booth....

 

[TEH]

I would type up a storm but lets just say I fukking hate the hypocrisy of these movements

What movements?

 

[Tanahashi Coates]

Scratch that :notserious::yeahiight:

Arena dont look empty to me:iseeyouson:

Can't see the 200 and 300 section though . The United Center is a lot bigger than that picture makes it

 

[King Poetic]

did Kendrick still get paid???? that's all that matters the check... fukk if motherfukkers want to leave..

i wouldn't care if i had 2 people left in the crowd as long as i'm getting the money i owed for performing

 

[DrX]

nikkas like bullshyt

 

[Killer Instinct]

When shyt hit the fan is you still a fan?

 

[blackestofpanthers]

What? Should he dumb down to double his dollars?

Let them bounce. You can't be pro-black and popular in this day and age.

The same kendrick that was speaking about black people need to respect ourselves before we deserve not to be killed in the street like dogs?

 

[Jhoon]

Kendrick should command headliner, but painful truth is hes not necessarily a major concert guy. Hes a 2500 seat guy easily.