Drake recently held his second concert for SiriusXM at Harlem’s Apollo Theater on Sunday. The Canadian rapper immediately halted his show after learning that a fan fell from the mezzanine balcony.
As cited by Variety, the incident occurred around 90 minutes into the show, just after 21 Savage joined Drake onstage to perform songs from their collaborative album. Before they could begin performing, a man fell from the second floor into the orchestra pit, disengaging some of the venue’s lighting.
A crewmember then ran onstage informing the rappers of the situation and asked them to delay the show. “Just gotta make sure somebody’s OK,” Drake told the audience. Both Drake and 21 Savage left the stage while the lights were getting fixed. Emergency medical services attended the man who fell and venue staff removed the damaged lighting rig.
After about 15 minutes of pause, the theater announced that nobody was majorly injured. “They are being checked on,” the announcer informed. “Nobody’s hurt. But I got even better news for you: We’re at the Apollo, so the show must go on.” The Apollo also confirmed the incident in a tweet on Monday.
“Drake, Apollo, and SiriusXM halted the show immediately when learning of a potential fan injury and standard protocols were taken,” the venue said. “The fan and other audience members reported that they were OK. No major injuries have been reported.” The Apollo added that it is “investigating the situation further.”
The rappers then continued the show and Drake exclaimed, “Let’s just make some noise that everybody’s OK. I feel like they had to wait, like, 10 minutes — we should go up a little more,” he added. The duo resumed the show performing songs from their 2022 album, Her Loss.
At the end of the show, he said, “This crowd 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.”
