Fans of Kid Rock caused some chaos at the North Dakota State Fair, after the Grammy Award nominee, 51, cancelled his performance at the last minute due to weather conditions Friday in Minot, North Dakota, TMZ reports.
Fans and concertgoers began trashing the venue and at least one fan was detained by police, according to TMZ.
In the footage obtained by TMZ, several audience members could be seen hurling bottles at the stage and one was tackled after he climbed onto the platform. He was later seen being escorted in handcuffs by officers across the parking lot.
Kid Rock was supposed to take the stage around 9:30 PM at the North Dakota State Fair in Minot following a 2 1/2 hour performance by his opening act, Night Ranger.
TMZ reported that a storm was brewing on the outskirts of town with some wind and lightning, but no rain, which kept delaying Kid Rock’s show.
By the time 11 o’clock rolled around, lots of folks in the 18,000-strong audience were pretty drunk and pissed because it seemed as if the storm had passed.
An officer from the Ward County Sheriff’s Department then walked up to the mic and announced the concert was cancelled.
The crowd went berserk and turned the place upside down, throwing beer cans at the stage.
Kid Rock took to Twitter to apologize to his fans, blaming Mother Nature. The North Dakota State Fair also released a statement citing safety concerns and promising to issue refunds to ticket holders.
“SO PISSED OFF we could not play for a sold out crowd tonight in Minot, ND (because of high winds) – I know it sucks but none of us can control mother nature. Please be safe leaving and take care of each other,” he said.
“The Sheriff’s Department would like to clarify to tonight’s concert fans that the decision to cancel the Kid Rock concert was not made by the Sheriff’s Department. The Sheriff simply announced the cancellation. We did not cancel the show,” WCSD later shared in a statement.