Photo via instagram.com/virgilablohMusicNewsSecret Kanye West show cancelled after crowds block streetsA hastily organised performance at New York’s Webster Hall was axed at 2am after masses of fans gathered on the streets outside the venueShareLink copied ✔️June 6, 2016MusicNewsTextSelim Bulut Kanye West’s surprise show at New York’s Webster Hall was cancelled this morning after huge crowds gathered outside the venue, blocking off access to the surrounding streets. As The FADER report, the guerilla gig was originally scheduled to take place at 2am following West’s last-minute appearance at Hot 97’s Summer Jam – itself a hasty replacement for his set at New York’s Governor’s Ball festival, which was cancelled due to bad weather. Virgil Abloh first teased the show on Instagram (in a since-edited caption) without specifying a location, and rumours quickly circulated on Snapchat and Instagram saying that the show would take place at Webster Hall. As crowds began to gather outside, Kanye tweeted that the show was “sold out”. But as more and more people showed up at the venue, NYPD vans appeared to try to control the mass of people. Webster Hall soon confirmed on Twitter that the show would not be taking place. Show at 2am SOLD OUT— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) June 6, 2016There is no late show at Webster Hall tonight. Please get home safely.— Webster Hall (@WebsterHall) June 6, 2016Crowd at Webster Hall after hearing the Kanye show is shut down. pic.twitter.com/DqqdnGdMc7— MrLXC (@MrLXC) June 6, 2016 Ten minutes later, Kanye West drove by the venue with Travis Scott, with fans following them onto 3rd Ave. After more NYPD officers turned up, the crowd was cleared out. No arrests were made. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE7 of Chase Infiniti’s favourite K-pop tracksMeet The Deep, K-pop’s antihero ‘This is our Nirvana!’: Are Geese Gen Z’s first great rock band?10 of Yung Lean’s best collabs‘We’re like brother and sister’: Yung Lean and Charli xcx in conversationIs art finally getting challenging again?The only tracks you need to hear from November 2025Inside the world of Amore, Spain’s latest rising starLella Fadda is blazing a trail in the Egyptian music sceneThe rise of Sweden’s post-pop undergroundNeda is the singer-songwriter blending Farsi classics with Lily Allen 6 Flog Gnaw artists on what’s inspiring them right now