K-pop girl band Blackpink’s Hong Kong concert turned chaotic at one point as thousands of fans who queued overnight started pushing their way into Kai Tak Stadium to get to its standing area.
Clips posted on social media show the crowd jostling with one another to get into the stadium on the first night of the band’s three shows in the city, with people heard shouting “don’t push” and even screaming.
Another clip shows fans running towards the standing area next to the stage as soon as they hurried down the steps, even though security guards told them not to run and tried to maintain order.
The rush was due to prime viewing spots in the standing area only being available on a first come, first served basis.
Some fans with standing tickets for the second concert also started queuing outside the stadium on Saturday night before the first show had even ended.
The Post has contacted the stadium for comments.
The concerts marked the final stop on Blackpink’s Deadline world tour that began last July.
Demand for tickets, merchandise and other items reached a fever pitch in recent days, with fans pouring into the city from mainland China and other locations for the shows.
