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People horrified after seeing theater balcony flexing as concertgoers jump around

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Published 14:49 8 May 2024 GMT+1

People horrified after seeing theater balcony flexing as concertgoers jump around

A clip from a Gunna gig at the Fox Theatre in Detroit has gone viral, with the venue forced to respond to concerns

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

A video has gone viral showing a theater balcony full of people wobbling up and down at one of Gunna's concerts.

Many of us have probably been to a gig or music event where the music reaches such levels you can feel your head pounding or the vibrations through the floor, but imagine looking down and realising the balcony you're on is physically wobbling.

Looking up and seeing a balcony filled with hundreds of people jolting up and down right above your head would be equally unnerving.

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On Monday (May 6), American rapper Gunna took to the stage at Fox Theatre in Detroit to perform to hoards of fans as part of his tour titled The Bittersweet Tour.

And the 'Jump' musician's concert certainly saw attendees go hard, so hard, in fact, a video from the gig showed the theater's balcony physically bobbing up and down as a result of the enthusiasm.

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The clip was even shared by Gunna himself, who posted the clip to his Instagram on Tuesday (7 May) alongside the caption: "Eyuhh #BitterSweetTour #Detroit."

It didn't take long for the footage to go viral on sites including Instagram, Reddit and X, people flooding online to weigh in.

The footage was taken at one of Gunna's gigs (Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic/ Getty Images)
The footage was taken at one of Gunna's gigs (Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic/ Getty Images)

One Instagram user said: "Nah that joint is about to collapse."

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"Got Detroit ROCKIN. LITERALLY!" a second added, as a third commented: "I would have been scared out my mind up there lol."

YouTuber Speak EZ Sports even took to X to reshare the clip, writing: "Dear Detroit, can we please fix the Fox. We just knocked it out the park with the draft. Let’s avoid a tragedy."

However, another user wrote: "It’s actually built to flex I believe."

Indeed, this was echoed in a statement by Fox Theatre, which told The Detroit News: "The type of movement seen at the recent Fox Theatre concert is common and expected on free-standing balcony structures, to support audience members actively dancing, as shown during last night’s concert.

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The video shows the balcony wobbling (Instagram/ @gunna)
The video shows the balcony wobbling (Instagram/ @gunna)

"This capability is an integral part of the balcony’s structural engineering design. Regular inspections, most recently conducted in April, are completed to ensure the integrity and safety of the structure."

The theatre was designed by architect Charles Howard Crane who has designed several venues in Detroit including Orchestra Hall and the Detroit Opera House too.

It's not the first time the theater's balcony has been spotted wobbling either, with a concert by Joe Jonas back in 2010 - a very different vibe of gig but leading to a similar effect on the balcony.

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UNILAD has contacted Fox Theater for comment.

Featured Image Credit: Instagram/@gunna

Topics: Celebrity, Music, Reddit, Social Media, US News

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

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