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‘F***ing Insane, I Thought It Was A Terrorist Attack’: Firework Explodes Into Crowd At Major Music Festival

Concert participants got more than they negotiated Saturday at the Coachella Music Festival as fireworks set off into the air and lit palm trees near the crowd.

It was a dramatic moment I got caught up in the camera The concert participants reveal the confusion unfolded at the end of the Green Day set in Indio, California. The firework display initially seemed to go out as planned, safely away from the crowd, but one firework was off course and shot directly at the audience. The video has been displayed The palm trees set fire to urge the firefighters to hurry in.

As the situation escalated, we could hear the event staff urged the crowd to evacuate. Attendees scrambled to clear the area.

INDIO, CA – April 12: (Editorial Use Only) Trecourt and Billy Joe Armstrong of Green Day will perform on the Coachella Stage at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA on April 12, 2025. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images at Coachella)

“A fireworks just exploded next to me and all my friends at Coachella,” wrote one social media user.

“I couldn’t hear it in my right ear, and it hurts several people. It was crazy, I thought it was a terrorist attack,” the individual wrote along with a video of the shocking scene.

a representative Green Day and AEG Worldwide told TMZ that no one was hurt by the fire.

An internet user named Ryan shared the captioned video footage of a fiery wooden tranquil. See here. (Related: Horrifying Video Shows Fireworks hit Katy Perry in an unusual accident)

The footage of the terrifying moments continues to circulate online.