Overview
- Municipal authorities say more than 120,000 people turned out for the free show at Playa Hermosa on March 15, stressing crowd control measures.
- Metal fencing at the Guaymas and Costero access point collapsed, triggering a mass simultaneous entry captured in widely shared videos.
- The municipal police closed entry once capacity was reached, then allowed controlled access to relieve pressure, and reported no fatalities with the security operation ongoing.
- A retired police officer criticized limited staffing and narrow access and exit points, warning that the setup complicated any emergency response.
- Footage circulating online shows officers extracting vulnerable attendees and interviews alleging intoxicated minors, fueling calls for stricter inspections and scrutiny of the event’s roughly 16 million–peso cost.