Travis Scott’s “Astroworld” was not the fantasyland he imagined it would be on Monday night. The rapper’s concert in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was postponed due to technical difficulties, but some fans still showed up to the BOK Center and police used pepper balls to disperse the crowd. About an hour and a half ahead of the scheduled sold-out concert, Scott tweeted that he was “so sorry” he couldn’t perform. His show features an elaborate theme park-like experience, including an on-stage rollercoaster. “We had last minute production issues and I can’t give y’all an incomplete show,” Scott wrote. “Rescheduled to March 26 all tix still valid. Everyone get home safe.” BOK Center tweeted a similar message, blaming “technical production issues” for the postponement. Some fans received the announcement too late and still showed up at the venue. The crowd of frustrated fans started getting rowdy outside the BOK Center, “just a little bit by throwing stuff at the building and attempting to get into the building,” Tulsa Police Sgt. Jeremy Noland said, according to CBS Tulsa affiliate KOTV. “So we had to use pepper balls in order to assist the dispersement of the crowd.” Police say a glass door was also damaged, which is seen in one of the many witness videos posted on social media. One video shows someone throw an object at the glass door, cracking it, as fans crowded around a barrier in front of the venue. Another video posted by the same Twitter user shows fans chanting, “Let us… [Read full story]
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