The singer Patti LaBelle was rushed off stage two songs into her Christmas live performance in Milwaukee within the US after a bomb risk pressured authorities to evacuate the theatre.

Video from the Riverside Theatre on Saturday night time reveals what seems to be two safety officers interrupting the 78-year-old LaBelle as she chats with an viewers member.

They rush her off stage. Shortly after, somebody introduced that the almost full 2,500-seat venue needed to be evacuated due to a bomb risk.

Catherine Brunson, who documented the evacuation on Facebook Live, informed the newspaper that the evacuation occurred two songs into LaBelle’s live performance round 9.24pm.

“We came out and police had the block taped off… A whole lot of people were pretty upset… It’s scary,” Brunson mentioned.

Scott Pierce, who additionally attended the live performance, mentioned everybody left the theatre calmly, nevertheless it’s “just sad that someone does this”.

Milwaukee Police Captain Warren Allen Jr mentioned in a press release the theatre was searched and no explosive units had been found, so there was no risk to the general public.

The operator of the Riverside Theatre, Pabst Theatre Group, mentioned it will work with LaBelle to reschedule the present.