Saweetie Defends Herself Against Claims She Started Stampede at Chicago Festival

The incident happened on Sunday at Vegandale Festival in the Windy City.

June 25, 2024

Saweetie stands in front of a leafy backdrop, wearing a strapless, plunging dress with floral accessories in her hair — Presley Ann / Getty Images for The Abbey

Saweetie has been put on blast for causing a stampede at Vegandale Festival in Chicago.

On Sunday, the “Best Friend” rapper was in the middle of her set when she stopped mid-song after seeing a physical altercation in the crowd. “I know y’all not doing what I think y’all doing,” Saweetie said in a clip. “Is everybody safe?”

Her comments caused people to run, resulting in a stampede, as attendees raced for the exits. She’s been slammed for her reaction to the fight, with some saying she led the audience to believe someone had a gun.

Saweetie is now defending herself against those who say she caused the panic. On Sunday night, she tweeted, “Hope everyone got home safe tonight. that crowd looked crazy.”

An X user had an issue with her phrasing. “Talking about the crowd looked crazy lol it was a FESTIVAL!” the person wrote, per AllHipHop. “Straight [clown] don’t bring your ass back to Chicago, you’ve done enough…it was babies out there getting trampled on for NOTHING.”

Saweetie fired back: “well… the crowd did look crazy which is why i hope everyone got home safe,” she responded. “also, I could’ve went home after the fight broke out but i STAYED, waited & after 2 chains performed I went BACK ON STAGE to finish my set bc I CARE… u clearly don’t like me so why you stay for the rest of my set when the FESTIVAL was clearly over?

Later, on Monday afternoon, she responded to a clip of the stampede. “this was a serious matter but yall are too obsessed with creating this negative propaganda toward me.”

While some fans weren't kind to Saweetie following the stampede, others shouted out 2 Chainz for taking the stage immediately and seemingly distracting the crowd.