A concert by The Chainsmokers descended into chaos when fourteen people were taken to hospital during a performance in San Jose, California on Friday.
The electronic duo, made up of Drew Taggart and Alex Pall, had taken the stage at the outdoor venue Discovery Meadow when firefighters arrived on the scene just over three hours after the start of the performance.
The San Jose Fire Department shared on X that it responded to “multiple patients requiring medical attention” at 8:22 p.m.
“SJFD immediately requested an Ambulance Task Force, two additional advanced fire life support units and a battalion chief to manage the incident and provide additional medical resources,” a separate release said.
“A total of fourteen ambulances responded to the scene and fourteen patients were transported to local hospitals.”
The fire brigade also assisted with traffic control around the outdoor site, with resources returned to service ‘at approximately 10.34pm’.
A concert by The Chainsmokers descended into chaos when 14 people were taken to the hospital during a show in San Jose, California, on Friday; the duo seen in 2024 in LA
The San Jose Fire Department shared on X that it responded to “several patients requiring medical attention” at 8:22 p.m.; seen in 2024 in Germany
That’s what the police said NBC Bay Area that patients were taken to the hospital for medical concerns, including “suspected alcohol intoxication and drug-related problems.”
Ten of the people were taken to the hospital during the last 30 minutes of the concert, police said ABC-7.
Images shared by the publication showed a line of ambulances and fire trucks parked along the streets near the concert.
The San Jose show started at Discovery Meadow at 5 p.m., and The Chainsmokers also performed the next day on Saturday at the Encore Beach Club at the Wynn in Las Vegas.
Daily Mail has reached out to representatives from The Chainsmokers and the San Jose Fire Department for comment but has not yet heard back.
The electronic DJ and production duo will take the stage again in Las Vegas at the Wynn on September 19 and 25.
Later this year, the pair will travel for a three-day tour of India, starting in Mumbai on December 18.
Taggart and Pall will then travel to Delhi on December 19 and then make a final stop in Bengaluru on December 20.
Police told NBC Bay Area that patients were taken to the hospital for medical concerns, including “suspected alcohol intoxication and drug-related problems”; seen in New York in June
Footage shared by ABC 7 showed a line of ambulances and fire trucks parked along the streets near the concert
The electronic DJ and production duo will take the stage again in Las Vegas at the Wynn on September 19 and 25.
The Chainsmokers have been busy this year, aside from taking the stage, and recently released a new German single titled Inundausnauw.
The track was made in collaboration with the German rapper Makko.
Earlier this year in May, the duo also released an EP titled Love Is Kind in collaboration with Oaks.
The EP contains a total of five songs, including Al Know, Echo and Five Past Three.
“A few months ago we made Echo, then we made another song, and another, and another,” the duo wrote on Instagram in April while announcing the EP to fans.
‘I can’t remember the last time we had such a creative flow. This followed a period where I felt really stuck in the studio. Maybe we had too many ideas about what 2026 could sound like for us.”
When some of their previous hits, such as Roses, reached new audiences in 2026, Taggart and Pall admitted they were left in a “weird place” creatively.
The Chainsmokers have been busy this year, aside from taking the stage, and recently released a new German single titled Inundausnauw; seen in Ap4ril in Indiana
‘It made us think a lot about the magic of that time and what made people feel connected to it again.’
They added: ‘We’re still working on the answer to that question and I think we’re getting close. Making this EP helped a lot…’
The Chainsmokers began gaining recognition after the release of their 2014 song #Selfie.
In the following years, the pair achieved further success in the music industry after dropping Roses, Don’t Let Me Down and Closer with Halsey.
In the following years, the pair achieved further success in the music industry after dropping Roses, Don’t Let Me Down and Closer with Halsey; Taggart seen above in 2022
Taggart and Pall have received one Grammy, seven Billboard Music Awards, two American Music Awards and nine iHeartRadio Music Awards; seen in 2022 in Nevada
In 2017, The Chainsmokers released more singles such as Paris and Something Just Like This.
Their last LP was released in 2023 and was called Summertime Friends.
Formed in 2012, the electronic duo has racked up a number of accolades over the years.
Taggart and Pall have received one Grammy, seven Billboard Music Awards, two American Music Awards and nine iHeartRadio Music Awards.
