Electric Zoo, the electronic dance music festival held on Randall’s Island in New York City every Labor Day weekend, was marred by several complications this year that caused it to end in chaos; fans stormed through the gates to enter the event on its final day.
Social media clips show a crowd of festivalgoers piling past security measures after the festival said it would not allow additional people into the site due to hitting capacity on Sunday evening.
Electric Zoo also canned the first day of activities, citing “global supply chain disruptions” which the festival said led to “unexpected delays” in building its main stage, music magazine BrooklynVegan reported.
The second day of the festival saw a delayed opening of two hours.
Nikademis, who was scheduled to perform his first-ever Electric Zoo set, told CBS New York that he was made aware of the delay and the cancellation of his act “through social media like everyone else.”
“There was no communication to me otherwise, and honestly, there still hasn’t been much communication about what’s going on,” the artist said.
Festivalgoers bemoaned long wait times and the festival appearing grossly understaffed.
By Sunday, Electric Zoo pointed to Friday’s initial cancellation as the cause for “challenges” on its final day, which caused the fans to rush in.
“For the safety and well-being of everyone on site, we will not be admitting any additional attendees today,” the festival wrote in a social media post.
The New York Police Department did not report any arrests, per the New York Post.
