Overview
- Live Nation said that on Sunday hundreds of people without valid tickets converged on Yankee Stadium and tried to force entry, prompting immediate action by staff.
- Organizers temporarily closed all stadium entrances and then reopened them gradually to protect people inside and outside the venue, which pushed the start time back by several hours.
- Jay‑Z took the stage around 00:15 and told the crowd that people had stormed the doors before he would begin performing.
- Many ticketed fans reported long waits at the gates and some said they never managed to get into the show, while videos circulated showing crowds clustering outside and people streaming through an open door.
- The NYPD said it had no information about arrests, and the episode — at the final show of a three‑night New York run that drew about 40,000 people — is likely to prompt scrutiny of Live Nation and Yankee Stadium’s crowd‑control procedures.