Detroit rapper Skilla Baby’s “We Eat The Most Birthday Bash” seemed doomed before it ever even began. Originally intended to be held at the Masonic Temple Theatre, the show was canceled at the last minute and moved to a new venue only to be shut down midway through.
Skilla Baby’s manager Eastside Juan confirmed to Metro Times that fire marshals halted the show at the Riverside Marina around 8:30 p.m., only a few songs into the rapper’s set. Videos of the concert show Skilla Baby and others telling the crowd to “get back,” which Juan says was due to audience members jumping over security gates.
Detroit Fire Department Chief James Harris tells Metro Times the show was cut short because organizers did not have the proper use permit, security, or emergency medical staff onsite.
“If you’re not in compliance, that’s the norm around the nation,” he says about the concert being shut down. “We don’'t want anybody to get hurt.”
Chief Harris could not confirm whether there was a specific incident of safety concern at the show.
In a social media post, Skilla Baby alleged that the Masonic Temple show was canceled after the Detroit Police Department contacted the venue with concerns over threats of violence. DPD and venue operator AEG Presents would not tell Metro Times if any specific threat was made.
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