Chief Keef Hologram Concert Shut Down by Police
Photo by Erez Avissar
Update: Chief Keef performed “I Don’t Like” via hologram before the stream of the concert ended. According to an Instagram video posted by FilmOn founder Alki David, police shut down the live stream, via the FADER.
We were shut down by the police!! More info soon! Sorry guys! #stoptheviolence
— FilmOn.com (@FilmOnTV) July 26, 2015
Update 2: The Chicago Tribune have offered more details about the show’s cancellation. It took place at Craze Fest in Hammond, Indiana. Apparently, the mayor and police chief in Hammond warned promoters that the show would be shut down if Keef performed. They argued that the show “posed a significant public safety risk”. Right before the show was shut down, Keef urged the crowd to “stop the violence.”
Earlier this month, Chief Keef announced a tribute concert for Dillan Harris, the 1-year-old who was killed by a car fleeing the scene of rapper Capo’s fatal shooting in Chicago on July 11. Keef planned to attend the show via hologram from a soundstage in Beverly Hills, California. He currently lives in the Los Angeles area, and he reportedly cannot be in Chicago due to outstanding warrants. The concert was originally scheduled for July 17, but got postponed due to alleged opposition to the event from Rev. Michael Pfleger, a pastor at Chicago’s St. Sabina Catholic Church.
Earlier this week, Keef announced via Instagram that the concert was rescheduled for July 25, as the FADER points out. The Instagram video also alleges that the original performance was “banned by the Mayor of Chicago.”
The concert will stream live tonight at 11 p.m. EST on FilmOn from a secret Chicago location. Watch it here.
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