Sellout crowd leads to shutdown of L.A. pride event

The 48th annual L.A. Pride Festival in West Hollywood, California hit a new milestone on Saturday, selling out for the first time in the event's history. The event wasn't without pains, though, as it was so crowded that some ticket-holders were among those who were turned away.

According to local news reports, over 100,000 people had gathered for the celebration, part of the weekend's Los Angeles Pride festivities, on Saturday night.

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The event included a performance from Kehlani, Superfruit, and Icona Pop, but reached capacity around 9 p.m. when authorities announced no more attendees would be admitted.

Attendees who were turned away took to Twitter with complaints about the event, dangerous situations due to the crowd size, and poor handling of the situation by authorities.

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Kehlani also addressed the situation on Twitter.

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For their part, L.A. Pride and West Hollywood both released statements and L.A. Pride offered attendees turned away last night either free admission to Sunday's event or the chance to request a refund.

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Thousands more were expected to be in the streets on Sunday afternoon as the festivities continued, including the official parade.