It didn’t go exactly as planned, but in a way Chance the Rapper’s truncated set in the early hours of Wednesday morning affirmed the message that a legion of Chicago heavy hitters tried to impart at the South By Southwest Interactive and Music conferences.
After only 18 minutes at the club Red7, Chance was booted off the stage by the Austin fire marshal because the club was deemed over capacity. A police officer explained that there were at least 350 people in the club, which has official capacity of 300.
It was a disappointment for the fans, who chanted their displeasure before dispersing, but if nothing else it demonstrated that Chicago’s got game; there was no hotter ticket Tuesday than Chance’s performance.
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