A Lawnparties Briefing: 

Large and unruly crowds disrupted the headliner act at Lawnparties, A$AP Ferg, as students were repeatedly called to back away from the stage and were seemingly unresponsive. A member of the security team reported one student injury to the crowd, stating “You’re hurting people. Stop.“

After A$AP Ferg took the stage, his performance was stopped multiple times by the security team as students crowded against the barrier. At one point, A$AP Ferg told the crowd “Can y’all move all the way back? Turn around and walk to the back.”

Aside from the headliner act at Quadrangle Club, Lawnparties performances took place in six of the 11 eating clubs on Prospect Avenue. Performers at Tower Club, Tiger Inn, Colonial Club, Ivy Club, and Terrace Club included The Wldlfe, LZRD, smallpools, DJ Kazuo Nakamura, and Ruby the Hatchet.

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PODCAST: Listen to today's episode of Daybreak, The Daily Princetonian's daily podcast, which details the crowds and chaos of the Lawnparties headliner concert, A$AP Ferg, including interviews with students at the performance. 

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