This year's Hot in Here Festival in Canada seems to be very wild as there were several moments captured on camera during the event and shared on social media wherein artists could be seen wildly interacting with concertgoers, including the moment when Akon crowd surfs while being inside a massive inflatable bubble.
According to WBLK, the annual music festival was held at Downsview Park on June 24, 2023, featuring some of the biggest artists in the music industry.
Aside from Akon, other musicians include Ne-Yo, T.I., Fat Joe, Rick Ross, Ja Rule, Chingy, Keri Hilson, and the event's creator, Nelly.
Akon goes crowd-surfing in a giant bubble in Toronto 👀😂pic.twitter.com/naJcK4WWnF
— No Jumper (@nojumper) June 25, 2023
Akon Crowdsurfs While Being Inside an Inflatable Bubble
During the event, Akon, who sported a green sweater and a printed pair of pants, decided to get wild by going inside a massive inflatable bubble which was later thrown into the crowd to enjoy.
The show must go on despite the struggle as he still could be seen holding a microphone in his hand.
The musician was having a hard time at first as he could be seen struggling to stand up on the wave of the crowd but he managed to get the hang of it. There was also one time wherein he gave a fan a kiss through his transparent bubble.
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After some of the video clips of him crowd surfing went viral on social media, fans immediately shared their thoughts about the situation and many fans seemed to disagree with his grand move.
"This n**** think he's a hamster," one wrote, while another one expressed, "He probabaly thought that was gonna be easier than he thought."
Nelly's Hot in Here Festival 2023
Many fans have been wondering why Nelly chose Toronto as the inaugural city for his first-ever self-produced music festival and there is a valid explanation behind it.
Speaking with BlogTO, the rapper noted that the city is one of his favorites to perform in and it means everything for him to come back and "bring all the people that came up with me in the industry."
"We've been talking about it for a while and what better city to kick it off than a city outside of what it is we might traditionally do? Again, [a city] that appreciates the music that we're going to bring," he further explained.
As of this writing, Nelly has not shared details regarding the Hot in Here festival for 2024.
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