It was real!
We don’t want any scrubs! Thanks TLC 7 pic.twitter.com/SrLjWaLKoQ
– Lovers and Friends Festival (vlvrsnfrndsfest) May 18, 2022
The ‘Lovers and Friends’ festival attracts thousands of people in Las Vegas
After nearly two years of social media buzz, the once-legendary ‘Lovers and Friends’ festival has descended on Vegas where thousands of music lovers have enjoyed two nostalgic days in timeless classics, jersey dresses, airbrushed tees and wig melting heat.
The spectacular performance of the spectators was shown in the star studded festival Lorraine HillFrom a joint set Usher, LudacrisAnd Lil JohnAs well as entertaining performances TLC, Ciara, Nellie, Ja rule And Unrest, What is it?And A lot More
So this weekend you didn’t get enough, ladies and gentlemen. pic.twitter.com/ii4vLN1hct
– Lovers and Friends Festival (vlvrsnfrndsfest) May 17, 2022
Lauryn Hill lovers brought the stage headlines and special guests Wyclef Jean To perform the iconic tracks from their classic Fujis album ‘The Score’, including “Ready or Not”, “Killing Me Softly”, “Fu-Ji-La” and many more.
Did it just happen two days ago? #LoversAndFriendsFest therealrahdigga MsLaurynHill 6 people_forte @ Horse source therealyoungzee Passion pic.twitter.com/Psy0Q7j4go
– Wyclef Jean (ywyclef) May 17, 2022
Usher, Ludacris, and Lil Jon took the stage together on a 75-minute epic set where they dropped hit-after-hits, including “Get Back”, “Act a Full”, “All I Do Is Win”, and “Yes.” And many more.
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– Jermaineupri (jermainedupri) May 17, 2022
At one point the surprise guests joined them Jermaine Dupree And TI A viral moment that sent fans into a frenzy.
Featuring crunk stage Monica, Escape, Locks, Jodechi, Maya, Sean Kingston, Very $ hort And others who have performed smash hits including “Before You Walk Out of My Life”, “Case of the X”, “Take Me There”, “Beautiful Girls,” “Blow the Whistle” and more.
Great to see legends enjoy performance from other legends. Ushar And JermaineDupri Be sure to come and see Judici A. lvrsnfrndsfest. pic.twitter.com/21jXufti4f
– NigelDepresentants (@NigelDepresentants) May 18, 2022
Featuring bling stage Fat Joe, Drew Hill, Twista, Casey, Keith sweats, Kelis, Nina Sky, E-40 And many more timeless JAMS performers including “Me & U”, “Move Ya Body”, “Milkshake”, “Bossy”, “Tell Me When To Go”.
Festival-goers complained about the deplorable condition in the scorching heat
While some festival-goers were happy with the experience, there were others who complained about the misery and violence at the 100-degree heat when comparing the new festival to a fire fest.
It can’t be underestimated !!!!! lvrsnfrndsfest You created a sheet show for a festival. Shame on you for how you’re already doing it – I was there! It wasn’t the slightest hassle. People were running for their lives !!! # Lovers and friends festival #LoversAndFriendsFest
– A city to explore Lindsay (acityexplored) May 15, 2022
In several tweets, the sad participants mentioned the lack of cold water in Vegas, limited hydration bus and poor plans for the turbulent situation in Vegas.
Hopefully, I don’t have a long trauma in my life from watching the desperation of people almost dying and trying to escape the heat because of the lack of suitable shade and water. #LoversAndFriendsFest # Lovers and friends festival # Boyfriends and friends
– Kayashlani Lamboy (Kayalambay) May 15, 2022
According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, one participant died after attending the festival over the weekend.
The Clark County Coroner’s Office identified the man as 22-year-old Jacqueline Torres Espinoza without revealing the cause of death.
It came after reports that attendees had run for their lives as the event was reduced to a ‘safety incident’.
Shocked by the misrepresentation of this incident. PPL shouted and fired. They ran for their lives, trampled and bled. The siren is sounding. The fence broke. Running across the main road. I hid in a bathroom, waited and was told to leave the field #LoversAndFriendsFest https://t.co/sARLUGyLAn
– Jordan Moore (@TheLVMillennial) May 15, 2022
Overall, there was a lot of love and hate about the chaotic festival that many people didn’t even believe until it became a reality.
Ok time for a thread for my experience # Lovers and friends festival. People have been calling the festival fake for more than a year. Also a festival seems like a lot of people wanted to fail.
I will have some performance clips on my IG https://t.co/I6y7MxHhwY pic.twitter.com/z39SJRtgMP
– NigelDepresentants (@NigelDepresentants) May 15, 2022
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