Freak Weather Forces Evacuation At Firefly Festival

FIREFLY WE HAD IT LIT! Sucks the storm shut us down, but I had the most AMAZING time with everyone tonight, I will def see you again soon!

— The Chosen One (@KiDCuDi) June 21, 2015

During the first day of Firefly Festival 2015 on Friday, Run The Jewels, Morrissey, and Sir Paul McCartney — check out the “Hey Jude” sing-a-long below — stole the show, but artists took a backseat to Mother Nature Saturday evening. A lightning storm forced the cancellation of Kings of Leon’s headlining set and evacuated the festival grounds, while cutting Kid Cudi’s performance short as well.

To his credit, Cudi took things in stride, and even hung out with fans for a bit.

https://twitter.com/JossieMolina/status/612457281112903680

Festival-goers also made the most of the situation, reportedly singing Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Lil Jon’s “Get Low,” the White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army,” and Kings of Leons’ “Use Somebody” as they evacuated the campgrounds.

https://twitter.com/jameismyname/status/611633515868880897

As of publishing, the festival hasn’t made any official announcements about rescheduling, tweeting “it’s [on a] case by case” basis.

We're working with each individual artist from tonight to see what we can do for rescheduling. It's case by case, we'll keep you posted.

— Firefly Festival (@LiveAtFirefly) June 21, 2015

And it seems like the sun has come out for Day 3, which will be headlined by The Killers, where we’ve even spotted this picture of a rainbow taken this morning on Twitter.