Music Diva Patti LaBelle was hurried of the stage at her concert in Milwaukee amid a bomb scare.
Social media videos were posted by fans in the audience at the Riverside Theater show. Labelle, 78, can be seen crying out on the microphone as three men pushed her Mic stand away and took her off the stage while she was talking to the crowd.
One of the staff members could be seen grabbing her by the arm and forcing her to drop a bouquet of flowers she was holding as they escorted her away with no explanation.
LaBelle’s band members could be seen following quickly behind, while confused concertgoers were heard asking, “What happened?”
Organizers for the concert later confirmed the show had been stopped and postponed due to a major security threat.
“Tonight’s Patti LaBelle show at the Riverside Theater has been postponed following a bomb threat investigated by the Milwaukee Police Department,” Pabst Theater Group said in a statement.
After LaBelle was escorted from the stage, authorities evacuated everyone else from the theater. They are continuing to investigate the incident.
“All patrons have been safely evacuated,” the statement noted. “Police are clearing the facility at this time. The investigation is fluid and ongoing.”
Fans were quick to flood social media, including one person who shared video footage taken outside the theater, as patrons spilled onto the street.
“We do not know if we can go back inside to the venue,” the woman filming the video was heard saying. “It would be up to the Riverside Theater if we can go back inside but now everything’s on halt.”
