How to Handle Gatecrashers: After Jay-Z, Experts Talk Training, Prevention & FOMO’s Possible Role
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Following the July 12 incident that saw hundreds of people rush the gates at the rapper's Yankee Stadium show, security professionals discuss best practices.
Por Billboard | 17/07/2026
Jay-Z didn’t take the stage until 12:18 a.m. ET on Sunday (July 12) at Yankee Stadium — more than four hours after the show was scheduled to start. The delay came after hundreds of people without tickets pushed past security in order to enter the stadium, leading to an hours-long shutdown that left many ticketholders standing outside — and forcing the venue, along with Jay-Z and his team, to determine how best to manage the situation. In the wake of the incident, Billboard spoke to several event safety experts about whether the response to the Yankee Stadium situation was typical, how venues can best prepare for these kinds of security breaches and how FOMO could play a role in these incidents happening in the first place. Related Could Jay-Z Get Fined for Playing Late at Yankee Stadium? DJ Quik Says His Son 'Made a Mistake' Following Murder Conviction, Pleads With Fans to Stop Asking About It Naoshi Fujikura of Universal Music Japan on Japan's Unique Superfan Culture & Global Ambitions: Billboard Global Power Players Interview According to Steven A. Adelman , director of event safety, international festivals and events association and co-founder of the Event Safety Alliance, after fans storm the gates of a venue and successfully make it past security, it’s possible for security personnel to utilize CCTV footage to determine who, exactly, the bad actors are and track them down inside. However, he points out it’s not always worth the effort to do so, as resources can often be limited — particularly in an incident involving hundreds of people, as was the case at Yankee Stadium. In those situations, he suggests, a better focus would be to ensure no further security breaches take place. “We’ve seen scenarios like this before,” Adelman says, citing the Copa América soccer tournament at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami in 2024, which caused the match to start 90 minutes after its scheduled time. “The response was pretty similar to what they did at Yankee Stadium, which is [security personnel] inside the stadium gates rushed to resecure that entrance, and they shut the gates. Everyone who was outside got stuck outside, and the people who were already inside got to stay inside. That’s pretty much the option.” Leading up to a large-scale event, a risk assessment between the venue, promoter, artist team and local public safety officials is a key to preparing for such an eventuality, says Taylor Collins , a litigation attorney at McCarter and English who specializes in sports and entertainment-related matters, including facility use and event operations. Related Concert Safety Tips: What to Do in Case of an Attack, According to Experts “That planning should translate into a coordinated security plan that includes clear communication with fans, visible signage, crowd management measures, trained supervisors at key entry points and real-time monitoring leading up to and during the event,” Collins says. Badcock notes that proper pl