Patti LaBelle Rushed Off Stage Over ‘Bomb Threat’

A Patti LaBelle concert at the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee was abruptly halted Saturday night, December 10, when the star was rushed off the stage due to a bomb threat, organisers said.

Footage filmed by Twitter user @sunny_seokkie shows Patti LaBelle on stage addressing the crowd, saying “Wait” as three individuals push her mic stand away and escort her off-stage. Audience members are heard in the video asking, “What happened?”.

“Tonight’s Patti LaBelle show at the Riverside Theater has been postponed following a bomb threat investigated by the Milwaukee Police Department,” concert organizer Pabst Theater Group said in a statement on Twitter.

“We are thankful for the efforts of the Milwaukee Police Department and our customers and staff for their safe and orderly exit. We are working with the artist to reschedule the show,” the statement said.

Police said concert attendees were safely evacuated, local news reported. Credit: @sunny_seokkie via Storyful

Video transcript

PATTI LABELLE: 770. Got you by eight years. Hold up. Wait!

[LAUGHTER]

[CHATTER]

- What?

- Oh, what happened?

PATTI LABELLE: 770. Got you by eight years. Hold up. Wait!

[LAUGHTER]

[CHATTER]

- What?

- Oh, what happened?

PATTI LABELLE: 770. Got you by eight years. Hold up. Wait!

[LAUGHTER]

[CHATTER]

- What?

- Oh, what happened?

PATTI LABELLE: 770. Got you about eight years. Hold up. Wait!

[LAUGHTER]

[CHATTER]

- What?

- Oh, what happened?