The show must go on: Fans flock to Pinnacle Bank Arena’s first concert since nearby shooting

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Hip-hop fans in Lincoln were on alert hours before attending a concert Friday at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

The $uicideboy$ show is the first concert at PBA since a shooting after the Sexxy Red show last month.

A 19-year-old suffered minor injuries in the shooting at Q and Canopy Streets, and two people were arrested.

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Some fans who were waiting in line hours before Friday’s concert said that they shouldn’t have to worry about safety.

Cameron Kelly drove from Iowa to attend and said anything that happens is out of his control.

“You can’t prevent people from acting poorly,” he said.

One Lincolnite who lives downtown, Emily Popovich, said the arena needs more security.

“I’ve been to concerts at the Pinnacle, and I feel like you just kind of walk through it, and they don’t pat you down,” she said. “So there’s always a possibility that someone could bring something in.”

Others who live downtown, like Jaden Shum, agree.

“Extra security would be safer for everybody,” he said. “I don’t think you could have enough security at an event that big, especially at Pinnacle Bank.”

A Channel 8 reporter reached out to PBA but never received a response.

The Lincoln Police Department said extra officers will be in the area after the show to help direct traffic.

One fan who came to Lincoln from Dallas for the concert said the $uicideboy$ fan base is trustworthy.

“I believe that the atmosphere and the crowd that’s going to be here tonight is a much different crowd,” he said. “They kind of refer to us as a family, and most people act like that. There are obviously a few bad apples in a family of course, but I don’t think that’s going to be of any concern tonight.”