Patti LaBelle looked shaken up as security guards forced her to leave the stage mid-performance allegedly due to fears of a bomb threat.
The singing icon, 78, was in the middle of performing a set at Milwaukee's Riverside Theater on Saturday night when the show came to an abrupt end.
In footage captured by a concert-goer on the night, Patti is seen speaking to the audience before multiple security guards approached her on stage, quietly spoke to her and then pulled her away from the microphone.
The soul singer was clearly in shock about the interruption with her dropping a bouquet of flowers she was holding and exclaiming 'wait' to the security guards. The star was hurried off the stage without an explanation and didn't address the crowd again.
One fan took to Twitter, sharing the video of Patti being rushed off stage and explaining that after the singer was removed concert-goers were informed of a bomb threat.
They wrote: "There was a bomb threat. Nobody knew it in the moment. They told us about a minute after they rushed her off the stage."
A second attendee of the concert tweeted: "We do not know if we go back inside to the venue. It is up to the Riverside Theater if we can go back inside. But right now, everything’s on halt."
Fans were left upset by the ordeal, one wrote: "I’m so upset like bruh one moment we having a lil cute fan-artist interaction with that blue fan and the flowers, next we evacuating."
A second added: "That was my thought exactly! One minute you're feeling the love in the room and then in seconds it turns into chaos. I feel bad for everyone involved tonight. My thoughts and prayers and love goes out to everyone."
It is reported that the Journal Sentinel received an update from Milwaukee Police, stating: "Regarding the bomb threat in the 100 block of W. Wisconsin, all patrons have been safely evacuated.
"Police are clearing the facility at this time. The investigation is fluid and ongoing."
Neither Patti LaBelle nor her team have addressed the incident.
According reports on CNN, the concert promoter Pabst Theater Group said in a statement: "Tonight’s Patti LaBelle show at the Riverside Theater has been postponed following a bomb threat investigated by the Milwaukee Police Department.
"We are thankful for the efforts of the Milwaukee Police Department and our customers and staff for their safe and orderly exit. We are working with the artist to reschedule the show."
