After replacing nemesis Kanye West as the headliner at Miami’s Rolling Loud Festival, Kid Cudi’s July 22 headlining set was cut short after several water bottles were thrown at him from the crowd.
Cudi was performing the fourth song of his set, “REVOFEV,” when what appeared to be a bottle thrown from the crowd hit him in the face.
“Yo, I’m gonna walk off this stage if you all throw one more fucking thing up here, I’m leaving, I’m leaving right now,” he said after the impact. “I throw one more fucking thing on this stage and walk away, I’m not playing. I’m not playing, you’re going to ruin it for everybody. I’m going to get out. If I get hit one more fucking thing, if I see one more fucking thing in this fucking stage, I’m leaving. Don’t mess with me.” Almost immediately, another bottle of water was thrown at Cudi and he left.
Watch two different angles of the incident below:
@cakesscam Someone hit Kid Cudi in the face with a water bottle, and he left #rollingloud #rollingloudmiami2022 #kidcudi #fyp #cakesscam #concerttok ♬ original sound – JonnyCakess @barstoolsports Kid Cudi wasn’t having it @Million Dollaz Barstool♬ original sound Sports
Although West’s performance was canceled days before the festival, he was featured during Lil Durk’s set this evening, where the duo performed “Hot Shit,” Cardi B’s new track in which everyone two appear, as well as West’s classic “Father Stretch My Hands.” Pt. 1.” Notably, the latter track features vocals from Cudi. Watch the pair’s performance below.
When West pulled out of the festival on Monday, Rolling Loud co-founders Tariq Cherif and Matt Zingler issued the following statement: “We were looking forward to Ye headlining Rolling Loud Miami 2022. We spent months working with him and his team on the performance . . .Unfortunately, Ye has decided that he will no longer be performing. This is the first time a headliner has headlined our show and while we don’t take it lightly, we wish him the best. We look forward to welcoming Kid Cudi as to headline in Miami and we can’t wait to see what he has in store.
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