Travi$ Scott Arrested at Lollapalooza 2015 After Allegedly Telling Fans to Jump the Barricades

Several fans posted photos and videos of Scott and members of the crowd onstage

By Corinne Heller Aug 02, 2015 5:53 PMTags
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Travi$ Scott sparked some drama at Lollapalooza 2015 on Saturday and ended up in police custody.

The rapper, whose real name is Jacques Webster, was arrested after allegedly calling on fans to jump the barricades, city and festival officials told E! News. A rep for Scott had no immediate comment.

A Chicago Police Department spokesperson said on Sunday that Scott was issued a misdemeanor charge for reckless conduct and was released from custody after posting bail.

"The performer played one song and then began telling fans to come over the barricades," Chicago's Office of Emergency Management said in a statement to E! News. "Due to the security's quick response, the situation was remedied immediately and no fans were injured. The performer fled the scene and was taken into custody a short while later. He is being charged with disorderly conduct."

The office added that a fan was also charged with disorderly conduct.

"Fans jumped the barricade into the security pit at Lollapalooza during Travis Scott's performance on Saturday, festival organizer C3 Presents said in a statement to E! News. "The situation was resolved quickly and no patrons were injured. Operations have resumed as normal. Chicago Police are handling the matter.

Several fans posted photos and videos of him and members of the crowd onstage.

"We want rage!" Scott, 23, chanted five times to the fans during his performance.

Several people were seen hoisting themselves on stage.

I need one rager on each box," Scott told the crowd, as seen in a fan video posted on Twitter. "Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, stop f--king touching these ragers, man. Don't f--king touch 'em...back the f--k up!"

"We jumped the ducking fences for Travis Scott!!" the fan tweeted. "S--t was insane!"

"Everybody just get down," Scott told them later. "Down, down."

—Reporting by Holly Passalaqua

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