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Drake stopped his concert at the Apollo Theatre on Sunday night after a fan fell from the second floor balcony

Share this page Drake stopped the show after a fan fell from the second floor balcony. It was an eventful weekend in Harlem as Drake finally performed at the Apollo Theater. Sound 42 and SiriusXM hosted back-to-back concerts resulting in plenty of highlights. Drake breezed through his catalog with early hits and recent ones. At the same time, he brought out Dipset and 21 Savage as his special guests. NEW YORK, NEW YORK JANUARY 22: The atmosphere at Drake Live from Apollo at The Apollo Theater on January 22, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM) Unfortunately, the show wasnt as smooth during the Sunday night run. Following 21 Savages appearance alongside Drizzy to perform songs off of Her Loss, a fan fell from the second-floor balcony onto the orchestra pit floor. The footage of the fall began circulating immediately but according to Insider, the incident prompted a pause in the show. Just gotta make sure somebodys OK, Drake said after a crew member informed him of the fall. A post shared by The Shade Room (@theshaderoom) Drake later paused the show for nearly 15 minutes to ensure the safety of fans in the venue. The fan took out a light during the fall, and a crew member removed it. Then, they cleared out the cords hanging over the balcony. Over the speaker, someone announced that there were no injuries. NEW YORK, NEW YORK JANUARY 21: Atmosphere at Drake Live from Apollo at The Apollo Theater on January 21, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM) Everybody is absolutely OK, a voice said over the speakers. They are being checked on. Nobodys hurt. But I got even better news for you: Were at the Apollo so the show must go on. After acknowledging that there werent any injuries, Drake and 21 Savage said they would extend their set to make up for the delay. Lets just make some noise that everybodys OK, Drake said. I feel like they had to wait like 10 minutes, we should go up a little more. Drake had to pause his show tonight after someone accidentally fell off the balcony. Hes okay and they kept on preforming. Read more