More than 4,000 people stormed the National Stadium in Santiago, Chile on Tuesday night to illegally attend a concert by Puerto Rican reggaeton artist Daddy Yankee, breaking security barriers, fighting with the police, and ultimately, between the general entrance and the VIP area inside. broke the discrimination. Place. .
Chilean national police, Carabinieri, confirmed late Tuesday that the heartbreaking footage of the crowd forcing officials and fans to legally buy tickets was made possible by the organized efforts of thousands of people to storm the venue. The owner of Bizarro Live Entertainment, the production company responsible for hosting the event, said Wednesday that authorities had discovered WhatsApp group messages in which hundreds of people discussed the incident attack.
At press time, police and local authorities reported only minor injuries from the chaotic event, despite video footage showing a potentially fatal situation.
Daddy Yankee is one of the foremost figures in the reggaeton genre of urban Latin American music. He announced his retirement from music and now says it’s the last world tour he’s named. La Ultima Vuelta World Tour. The artist has not commented on the disturbance at Tuesday’s concert as of press time, but is scheduled to give two more performances in Chile before leaving.
Daddy Yankee will perform at Premio Lo Nuestro in Miami on February 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Lynn Sladky)
Footage taken by fans and spectators of Tuesday’s concert shows people breaking through security and breaking the door. Some clashed with the police, creating a possible risk of stampede or police action that could affect others in the crowd.
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Inside the hall, thousands of people could be seen filling rooms not designed for large numbers of people. It seems that many people have knocked down the door between the VIP area and the general entrance to illegally enter the area.
| URGENT: General vip and concierto de Collapsan rejas que pararan zonas de cancha at Daddy Yankee en el Estadio Nacional. pic.twitter.com/cSaLOpJcgg
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Carabineros provided the primary balance of the chaotic journey
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At least one video shot on social media showed that, along with the thousands who showed up to the concert without tickets, independent vendors took advantage of the complete absence of entrance screening to set up small restaurants and souvenir stands for attendees.
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There are also widespread but unconfirmed reports on social media of people stealing from others at the actual concert during Daddy Yankee’s performance, and criminals destroying cars and stealing tires from the parking lot while at the stadium.
Police then intervened, using tear gas and water cannon to disperse the crowd to prevent a second wave of violence after the concert.
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Carabinieri staff at the National Stadium with events involving Lance’s transport and porter Daddy Yankee
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The failure became a major national controversy in Chile, causing local officials and Bizarro, the event’s organizer, to strongly condemn each other for the events that took place.
Bizarro issued a statement denying responsibility for what happened on Tuesday night, saying the concert took place “under strict security and logistical protocols.”
“We have doubled down on the humanitarian, technical and planning resources coordinated to combat the wave of violence and corruption that has hit our country in recent major events,” the statement said, which was openly ridiculed by the far-left leadership. it was said. Chilean President Gabriel Boric won last year’s presidential race amid a wave of violence against the campaign of left-wing conservative dissident José Antonio Casta.
The event organizer stressed that “there is no shortage”, claiming that it met “everything the authorities demanded and more” regarding security. [existed] “Not on behalf of the organizers, but on behalf of those responsible for the crimes committed on the streets and where they are committed,” he said.
Bizarro founder Alfredo Alonso said in an interview Wednesday that police had identified several WhatsApp chat groups dedicated to staging a mass attack on a Daddy Yankee concert.
“It’s important to highlight that there are three to four organized groups we’ve identified, these are our WhatsApp groups, and we’re putting this evidence into the hands of the authorities,” Alonso said. people. .
Meanwhile, Santiago and federal government officials denounced Bizarro for allegedly poor security planning. Constanza Martinez, spokesperson for Boric’s Santiago metropolitan area, said in an interview Wednesday that security personnel hired by Bizarro have left their posts and are letting people in.
“There were moments we recorded when the guards left the hotspots, nothing,” Martinez said. “There are poorly trained guards and there aren’t enough of them.”
“I think it’s the production company’s responsibility to ensure that something more serious than what happened yesterday doesn’t happen again,” Martinez said. “Fortunately, no one was seriously injured, so we don’t want this to be at the whim of the production company, so we will request remediation and demand that all conditions be met for someone to be injured.”
Some Chileans mocked Martinez on social media for not accepting responsibility, who, shortly before the concert began, posted a video on the Chinese social media site Tiktok boasting that he had taken drastic safety measures to ensure a safe and fun night. .
No firewood from the fallen tree quiero hacer. Menos aún sabiendo Que al parecer hubohuros en el estadio nacional. The truth is that sugerencia futura si usted no puede guarantee la seguridad ve hacerse responsible salga así en tik tok! Descriptive mana? pic.twitter.com/Uf3bXgjt0e
— Rodrigo Castillo M. (@rcastillomurill) September 28, 2022
As of press time, the Chilean government gave the green light to a second Daddy Yankee concert scheduled to take place on Saturday night – apparently over the local mayor’s objections – but placed an additional police cordon in the concert hall. to hold the crowd. from gathering.
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