VIPs inside Yankee Stadium were oblivious to the chaos outside Jay-Z show, his musical co-director Adam Blackstone says

The stars wrong Jay-Z’s “Extra Innings” show didn’t moreover cognize astir the pandemonium extracurricular Yankee Stadium until astir an hr earlier it began, we’re told.

On Sunday night, arsenic concertgoers streamed into nan last nighttime of a three-night guidelines astatine nan Bronx landmark, hordes of fans collapsed done security, forcing nan Bronx venue into lockdown.

Thousands of Hova devotees were forced to hold for hours while information sewage nan business nether control. But we’re told that VIPs were blissfully unaware of nan situation.

“I person not knowledgeable thing for illustration that, chiefly because, [with] america thankfully being successful a unafraid safe space, we didn’t cognize what was going connected outside,” Jay-Z’s philharmonic co-director Adam Blackstone said.

The performance was scheduled to commencement astatine 8 p.m. pinch Blackstone — who, on pinch Young Guru and Omar Edwards, who thief put nan show together — hitting nan shape astatine 9 p.m. to play bass.

But earlier nan show he tells america he was backstage getting fresh pinch immoderate of nan impermanent performers connected nan bill.

“I was pinch Teyana [Taylor, who sang nan Mary J. Blige portion from ‘Can’t Knock The Hustle’ astatine nan show], Usher and Jeezy – [they’re all] successful their routines… It’s very overmuch passageway vision… It wasn’t until we started getting pushed backmost that I started asking questions,” he said.

Fans weren’t nan only ones waiting for hours to participate nan stadium. A root told Page Six Fabolous and “Abbot Elementary” prima Janelle James “were stuck extracurricular for 3 hours.”

“Fabolous sewage successful pretty quick. He was close to [the] beforehand and recognized, but Janelle was astatine nan suite entrance… A information defender recognized her, and they let her successful and past group bumrushed down her. They were trying to clasp group back. It was truthful bad,” nan concertgoer said.

The rowdy crowd pushed nan show into nan adjacent morning, pinch nan first opus only starting astatine 12:15 a.m. connected Monday. Blackstone, however, described nan hold arsenic “a mini monkey wrench successful nan plans.”

“Safety was ever nan first priority. Jay made it very known he didn’t want thing to hap to anybody…. He did what he thought was best,” he said.

And based connected nan reviews, “it was worthy nan wait,” Blackstone added.

The last show brought retired astonishment guests specified arsenic Taylor, Usher, Pharrell, Clipse, Swizz Beatz, and Beyoncé, who besides performed connected nighttime one, on pinch their 14-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy. “She has a batch of her daddy and mama’s thrust wrong of her. She wants it to beryllium cleanable connected cleanable connected perfect,” he said.

Rihanna, who besides counts Blackstone arsenic a longtime euphony collaborator, moreover returned to nan shape for nan last nighttime of Jay-Z’s historical three-night run astatine nan stadium. She performed “Run This Town” and “Bitch Better Have My Money” successful beforehand of nan sold-out crowd that included her partner, A$AP Rocky and their 10-month-old daughter, Rocki.

“I missed this s–t, y’all! New York, I emotion you guys!” Rihanna told nan crowd earlier exiting nan stage.

Rihanna’s past awesome nationalist shape infinitesimal earlier Jay-Z’s show was nan 2023 Super Bowl, wherever Blackstone served arsenic her philharmonic head and bassist for her half clip show. Sunday night’s reunion “was nice,” Blackstone said.

Blackstone hugged nan “Umbrella” vocalist connected her measurement out, and, “I was conscionable like, I remembered successful that moment, this is why [she’s] 1 of nan champion successful nan world. The crowd reaction. We miss her!” he said.

“The world is waiting,” he added astir Riri’s pending return to music.

In nan meantime, Blackstone’s disconnected to different stadium.

On Tuesday, he’ll service arsenic nan philharmonic head of Major League Baseball’s All-Star crippled astatine Citizens Bank Park successful Philadelphia.