Unruly students forced Migos to end a University of Southern California concert early Saturday night.
The hip-hop group made it through just one song at the school’s annual Springfest concert before the Los Angeles Fire Department cancelled the gig due to overcrowding, officials said.
Members of Migos even warned the audience to stop pushing each other before the concert ended, according to the Daily Trojan.
A student along the front-lines said she saw concert-goers fainting.
“People just started passing out in my friend’s arms and suffocating,” Grecia Vega told the school paper. “We were trying to get people’s attention — no one was paying attention.”
Concert at USC shutdown due to overcrowding. Rap stars Rae Sremmurd and Migos were slated to perform @LAFD @FOXLA pic.twitter.com/EdGmmY5lCE— Lisette_g (@lisetteg) April 2, 2017
Fire officials cited overcrowding at the McCarthy Quad for shutting down the event, clarifying that there was no stampede or serious injuries.
At least one person was hospitalized and three more were treated at the venue.
Rap duo Rae Sremmurd was slated to headline the concert after a three-year attempt to recruit the popular Mississippi group — known for inspiring the viral mannequin challenge — for a USC gig.
Rae Sremmurd never had a chance to step on stage because of the crowding fracas.
“We need everyone to go home. Please get home safe,” the school tweeted after the show.
The nixed concert is the second cancellation for the trio, Quavo, Takeoff and Offset, in the past week.
On Thursday, the “Bad and Boujee” artists were forced to reschedule a concert at Grambling State University in Louisiana due to an arson fire that collapsed a highway in Atlanta.
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