Bomb threat forces evacuation of Patti LaBelle concert in Milwaukee

The incident was being “investigated by the Milwaukee Police Department,” the organizers said in a statement.

Patti LaBelle performs at the 2019 Essence Festival at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Friday, July 5, 2019, in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP) (2019 Invision)

A bomb threat forced the evacuation of a Patti LaBelle concert at a theater in Milwaukee later Saturday, the organizers said in a statement.

The R&B superdiva was whisked off the stage by security during her performance, videos posted to social media and verified by NBC News showed.

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An announcement can be heard notifying the concertgoers that the theater would be swept by local police before they could leave.

Read more on NBC News here.


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