A Cockroach Accidentally Caused The Beyonce Concert Stampede
A young fan's reaction to an insect accidentally led to multiple hospitalizations after Beyonce's Atlanta concert.
The COWBOY CARTER tour has been a massive event to follow for Beyonce fans, but it recently faced a major danger that fortunately didn’t get worse. As fans exited the arena after a show and arrived at the Vine City MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) station in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday (July 14), a stampede broke out that led to multiple hospitalizations.
As caught by Complex, a new report explains what happened with greater detail. According to MARTA police chief Scott Kreher, a 10-year-old fan screamed hysterically when they saw a cockroach or “palmetto bug.” This caused a ruckus among the former Beyoncé crowd. Since they didn’t know what was going on, they tried to quickly exit the MARTA station, which led to jammed escalators due to the high volume of people on them.
Furthermore, Atlanta News First reported that nine people sustained injuries in the post-Beyoncé concert stampede. Attendee Amber Anderson told the outlet about the chaotic experience, recounting how the escalators piled up. “I see that people are starting to run at the entrance, which of course when you see somebody running, you probably want to run too,” Anderson remarked.
SZA & Beyonce
NEW: 10-year-old girl’s scream over a bug sparked a wild stampede after Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” show in Atlanta, leaving 11 hospitalized
“There was someone that started to scream outside of the station, she was startled by a bug outside of the large crowd,” MARTA acting CEO… pic.twitter.com/jrgAvUgauA
— Unlimited L’s (@unlimited_ls) July 18, 2025
Fortunately, it seems like medical officials were able to treat those injured, and the situation did not endanger folks further. Still, it was a very scary sight, and we hope the rest of Beyoncé’s COWBOY CARTER trek goes by much more smoothly. It will wrap up in Nevada on Saturday, July 26, if everything goes according to schedule.
However, elsewhere, Beyoncé’s name is coming up in unrelated areas. You probably already saw how Nicki Minaj launched some scathing attacks against her husband Jay-Z and against another famous name, SZA. As for her issues with the TDE singer, the Trinidadian femcee brought up lyrics she wrote for her Bey collab “Feeling Myself” during her tirade.
We’ll see how that situation develops, especially with many Nicki narratives floating in the Houston superstar’s orbit. For now, though, nothing’s really pointing to anything deeper beneath the surface, at least when it comes to their individual bond. Bey’s got other issues to deal with, and luckily, this concert stampede did not get worse.
