Fans of musician Jason Aldean were evacuated before his concert at The Pavilion At Star Lake near Burgettstown early Friday evening because of severe thunderstorms in the area, according to Star Lake’s Twitter account.
Just after 7 p.m., fans were instructed to “calmly proceed to the nearest exit and seek shelter” in their vehicles or under a covered roof.
At 8 p.m., officials with Star Lake told fans it was OK to head back to the gates and re-enter for the concert.
Y108-FM said Aldean was scheduled to begin his portion of the concert at 10:30 p.m.
UPDATE: If you’re trying to see @Jason_Aldean at @Pav_StarLake tonight, the gates reopened at 8pm. @HardyMusic is on stage now and Jason will do full set at 10:30! pic.twitter.com/cobvFHWPDc
— Y108 (@Y108Pittsburgh) August 14, 2021
According to numerous posts on Twitter, traffic outside of the venue was a logjam, with some people posting wait times of three hours and more.
A spokesperson for Star Lake could not be reached for comment late Friday night.
