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Videos, Photos: Rain Stops Mad Decent Block Party, Hipsters Get Wet
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Published Aug 5, 2012
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Okay, so it's not a concert evacuation on the scale of Lollapalooza's situation yesterday, but for attendees of today's Mad Decent Block Party in Williamsburg, Mother Nature made the fun stop too early by unleashing a thunderstorm right before the headliners. HOWEVER: Major Lazer just Tweeted, "MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG #MDBP2012 AFTER PARTY TONIGHT - NO RAIN!"
But back to the rain: The forceful showers caused some momentary panic for the concertgoers. Reader Heather Camarata sent this video, "We were walking by just as the Mad Decent Block Party was letting out. Chaos ensued! We stopped to watch rather than be run over and heard gems such as 'Brooklynnnnn 2012!!!!' 'Oh my god!' 'what is happening?!!!!'"
Mad Decent Block Party attendees fleeing from Gothamist on Vimeo.
Still, attendees were happy (we think?):
swimming back to Manhattan from Mad Decent was cool ..
— Zak Sadik (@DopestEthiOpium) August 6, 2012
I never been rained on like that in my life. Mad Decent was straight tho. A little water never hurt
— Romeo Sincere (@VVS_Cufflinks) August 6, 2012
Mad Decent block party was fun! Headliners got rained the f**k out tho.
— Mr. Newton (@misternewton) August 6, 2012
The MAD DECENT NYC Block Party basically went from Riot in Williamsburg to oh shit fucking monsoon, run in a matter of moments.
— Ziggy L. (@Ziggfield) August 6, 2012
the mad decent block party got shut down because of thunderstorms...back home now, about to lay down the heavy fux on some chinese food
— The Interstellar Pig (@InterstellarPig) August 6, 2012
Had a blast ppl watching at the pizza spot. All the kids from the Mad Decent Block Party were soaked; 1 girl was in a bra & panties
— Liz Allen (@emaphotography) August 6, 2012
"Mad Decent Block Party got rained out right before Diplo came on... So we raged in the streets like the civilized community we are."
— Felipe Pereira (@felipegust) August 6, 2012
And here's a video from one concertgoer:
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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