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A slew of video clips from a Lana Del Rey concert in Mexico have captured a startling incident where a wave of energy appeared to sweep through the crowd, causing concertgoers to be knocked to the ground.
The Dragonball Z-esque incident occurred during Del Rey’s performance at the Foro Sol in Mexico City as part of her latest tour. The concert took place on August 15, and the cause of the ‘energy surge’ and whether any fans were injured remain unconfirmed.
Die-hard fans will probably be claiming that Del Rey’s vocals really are that powerful.
Several fans at Lana Del Rey’s show in Mexico got knocked over due to a ‘domino effect’ wave in the audience. pic.twitter.com/nPbnQgRrnu
— Pop Base (@PopBase) August 17, 2023
G. Keith Still, a specialist in crowd safety and crowd risk analysis, has since responded to the strange occurrence, suggesting that a phenomenon known as “progressive crowd collapse” might explain what went down.
According to Still, this occurs when the momentum of one person knocking into another intensifies, causing a chain reaction. He likened it to a “domino effect,” where the force of one person’s movement affects the entire crowd, especially when tightly packed together.
As simple as that explanation may be, it still looks like it was terrifying and confusing to be caught up in the wave of bodies at the show.
Can someone explain what happened at the Lana Del Rey concert?
pic.twitter.com/gL5PQ7QIub— TaraBull (@TaraBull808) August 21, 2023
Lana Del Rey’s tour continues to garner attention despite the crazy footage of the Mexico show. The singer-songwriter recently announced a series of 10 US tour dates set to kick off on September 14.
It seems that Del Rey is no stranger to disruptive concert shenanigans, as the recent ‘crowd surge’ happened just months after her performance at Glastonbury 2023 faced an unexpected interruption.
Del Rey’s set was cut short due to the festival’s curfew, leaving fans disappointed. The pop star apologised to fans for her own oversight regarding the show’s timing, but still appeared to be quite deurmekaar about the error.
While we wait to hear if any of the fans attending the Mexico show were hurt by the ‘domino’ moment, Del Rey better get her act together if she’s going to keep up this year’s tour dates.
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