Boiler Room Weekender Shut Down By Police: Report

Early this morning, the Ray-Ban x Boiler Room Weekender at Split Rock Resort in Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania was shut down, Thump reports. Several witnesses noted that police arrested attendees around the time when the event was shut down. A spokesperson for Boiler Room said in a statement, “We don’t have the exact details of what transpired, but for the safety of all our artists and guests we had to shutdown.” An officer at the Kidder Township Police Department offered Pitchfork no comment.

One eyewitness told Thump that multiple people were arrested and said her phone was confiscated by a resort employee when she filmed an arrest. Below, find footage of an arrest and of an incident where a security guard attempts to grab a woman’s phone as she films police and security (via Billboard):

This is what I know. This woman was arrested by the Pennsylvania police and asked the officer for his badge # pic.twitter.com/OFrTF2jAke

— Sophia (@Sophia_Marsh) November 6, 2016

The reason the video ends is because a @splitrockresort employee assaulted me and stole my phone.

— Sophia (@Sophia_Marsh) November 6, 2016

After accusing the woman of stealing my phone the police grabbed me and pushed me inside the hotel. She was mysteriously escorted away

— Sophia (@Sophia_Marsh) November 6, 2016

Phone has been returned smashed however the video is still here…

— Sophia (@Sophia_Marsh) November 6, 2016

Grabbed at, threatened and hit for filming these monsters handcuffing and parading a young black girl having a panic attack- playing with her life! She was shaking in the center lobby as everyone watched helplessly- this monster was only held back from attacking me by a young security guard that I had chatted up the night before FUCK THIS POLICE STATE YOU HAVE NO RIGHT @rayban #ittakescourage

A video posted by 🎷Angelina Dreem 🎷 (@simulacraycray) on Nov 6, 2016 at 7:57am PST

Artists who were set to perform discussed the events on social media:

Cops shut down the festival and arrested a black woman then proceeded to attack people for filming them…

— SHYBOI (@yu_whoooo) November 6, 2016

i am fucking disgusted!!! the only room to have FULL police checks was the @GHE20G0TH1K room!!!!

— ILLUMINAHTI (@BEARCAT1800) November 6, 2016

My br set is cancelled im p sure bc white supremacy. Gr8 👍🏽

— DJ HARAM (@djharam973) November 6, 2016

I really wanted to tear it tonight on behalf of @GHE20G0TH1K .. The energy I had plus bday vibes was gonna carry via this set. Another time.

— MikeQ (@TheOnlyMikeQ) November 6, 2016

Don’t blame BR thou

— MikeQ (@TheOnlyMikeQ) November 6, 2016

The event also featured performances from Blood Orange, Kamasi Washington, Jamila Woods, Lee Fields, and many others.

Stage side with @devhynes 🙏🏽Watch the full set here http://neverhi.de/brw #ItTakesCourage @rayban

A video posted by Boiler Room (@boilerroomtv) on Nov 5, 2016 at 8:33pm PDT

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