“On Friday night, the Fillmore Silver Spring hosted the “Welcome to the Zoo” tour. Ostensibly named after headliner Fetty Wap’s Zoo Gang collective, “Welcome to the Zoo” also served as a warning of what was to come.
As the sold-out crowd made its way into the venue, the scene was set: a mostly underage audience comprised of hundreds of teenage girls in their summer-festival attire, despite the freezing weather; their male counterparts seemed content to be cool while warm, layering jackets over throwback jerseys. After breaking through to the main floor, elated concertgoers proceeded to party, human chains snaking their way through the crowd as kids ping-ponged into each other like drunken toddlers.”