Run the Jewels Attacked Onstage at SXSW

Run the Jewels Attacked Onstage at SXSW

Photo by David Sampson

Yesterday, Run the Jewels were attacked onstage by an audience member during their SXSW performance at Spotify House, as Brooklyn Vegan points out. In the middle of their set, a man came onstage and tried to punch Killer Mike before being hurried offstage by security. Watch footage of the incident below via Instagram:

A video posted by djfreeverse (@djfreeverse) onMar 16, 2015 at 3:24pm PDT

A video posted by Ida (@i.da_) onMar 16, 2015 at 4:15pm PDT

A video posted by Ida (@i.da_) onMar 16, 2015 at 4:31pm PDT

El-P addressed the incident via Twitter:

thanks to everyone who watched us rock the @Spotify house! sorry for the brief interruption.

— el-p (@therealelp) March 16, 2015

shout out our dudes stretch, @joe baker and @halfricanchief for holding us the fuck down.

— el-p (@therealelp) March 17, 2015

real shit that dude who attacked us is highly unstable/volatile + wandering around sxsw talking to himself apparently. be careful out there.

— el-p (@therealelp) March 17, 2015

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