--- description: Concertgoers clashed with police outside Summer Jam concert title: Hot 97 Summer Jam Concert: Arrests Made at MetLife After Police Clash image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5826449d7894b360/6988535fe53aba48ff4de0df/summer-jam-new-jersey.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # New Jersey Concert Turns Chaotic With Arrests by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 8, 2015 11:46 AM CUT  State Police respond to disturbances outside the MetLife Stadium where Summer Jam Hot 97 concert was held in East Rutherford, N.J., June 7, 2015. State Police respond to disturbances outside the MetLife Stadium where Summer Jam Hot 97 concert was held in East Rutherford, N.J., June 7, 2015.Tyson Trish—The Record of Bergen County/AP by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 8, 2015 11:46 AM CUT Officers clashed with concertgoers in New Jersey on Sunday night when attendees reportedly made attempts to jump a gate at MetLife Stadium. Several people were arrested outside of the Hot 97 Summer Jam concert, according to the North Jersey[_News_](http://www.northjersey.com/news/arrests-made-at-summer-jam-concert-after-some-fans-clash-with-state-police-1.1351014 "undefined")website, following a melee that led police in riot gear to shoot pepper spray at the angry crowd. Attendees reportedly threw bottles at police officers and officers responded with force. The Hot 97 Summer Jam concert, an annual hip hop and R&B show, drew huge crowds with artists including Kendrick Lamar, Chris Brown and Big Sean headlining. The attractive line-up led the show to sell out early, according to a spokesperson, which angered some attendees standing in line for box-office tickets. “When fans realized tickets were not available at the box office, a small number of people created an unsafe environment, and for the safety of all guests, the New Jersey State Police were on scene to disperse the crowd,” a spokesperson for Emmis New York, which owns Hot 97, told [NorthJerseynews.com](http://www.northjersey.com/news/arrests-made-at-summer-jam-concert-after-some-fans-clash-with-state-police-1.1351014 "undefined"). “The gates were closed at that time. No further entry was permitted into the event.” Concertgoers told [_CNN_](http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/07/us/new-jersey-summer-jam-chaos/ "undefined") slow security lines also angered patrons, many of whom had tickets. The creeping lines reportedly blocked many from entering the show. Despite the scene outside of the stadium, the concert carried on. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3912266/hot-97-summer-jam-concert-new-jersey-arrests/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3912266/hot-97-summer-jam-concert-new-jersey-arrests/"},"headline":"New Jersey Concert Turns Chaotic With Arrests","datePublished":"2015-06-08T11:46:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:59:39.960Z","description":"Concertgoers clashed with police outside Summer Jam concert","url":"https://time.com/3912266/hot-97-summer-jam-concert-new-jersey-arrests/","keywords":["Crime","Music","Kendrick Lamar","Chris Brown","justice"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5826449d7894b360/6988535fe53aba48ff4de0df/summer-jam-new-jersey.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5826449d7894b360/6988535fe53aba48ff4de0df/summer-jam-new-jersey.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"SummerJam Concert Police New Jersey","caption":"SummerJam Concert Police New Jersey","creditText":"Tyson Trish—The Record of Bergen County/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3912266/hot-97-summer-jam-concert-new-jersey-arrests/","name":"New Jersey Concert Turns Chaotic With Arrests"}}]}] ```