50 Cent helped fill BC Place, and he didn’t disappoint. The hip hop legend put on a show before the highest-attended BC Lions game in more than three decades.
A whopping 53,788 fans showed up to BC Place, which smashes the previous Lions record (43,501) for a home opener. It’s also a sellout crowd.
50 Cent played all the hits, doing so in a custom #50 Lions jersey.
.@50cent is rocking a #50 @BCLions jersey 🦁 pic.twitter.com/A1cVWJA14G
— Rob Williams (@RobTheHockeyGuy) June 15, 2024
50 Cent is putting on a show pic.twitter.com/KMX2OA1w43
— Rob Williams (@RobTheHockeyGuy) June 15, 2024
.@50cent in da club pic.twitter.com/FspYIdMx6c
— Rob Williams (@RobTheHockeyGuy) June 15, 2024
The hour-long pre-game concert even got the attention of a few Lions players, who popped out of the dressing room to enjoy the show. Actor Owen Wilson was also in attendance.
A few @BCLions players have popped out to watch @50cent pic.twitter.com/MrrqIAg3hq
— Rob Williams (@RobTheHockeyGuy) June 15, 2024
Owen Wilson is here pic.twitter.com/tbgFjx5eIc
— Rob Williams (@RobTheHockeyGuy) June 15, 2024
This is the third-annual “concert kickoff,” which is the brainchild of Lions owner Amar Doman. It was also the most successful.
While the Lions saw a huge uptick in attendance in 2022 for OneRepublic (34,082) and 2023 for LL Cool J (33,103), they didn’t come close to a sellout like today.
It’s the most well-attended Lions game at BC Place since 1991. The Lions’ attendance record is 59,478, which is a number that was possible before BC Place renovations in 2010 and 2011, which reduced the stadium’s total capacity.
Pretty good show. @bclions @stampeders coming up next. @cflontsn pic.twitter.com/zLvFBWtWx4
— Farhan Lalji (@FarhanLaljiTSN) June 15, 2024
Vancouver’s event of the season.
@BCLions kickoff @50cent #BackyardParty #RoarLikeNeverBefore #CFL pic.twitter.com/yh6k8Ud480
— Matthew Sekeres (@mattsekeres) June 15, 2024
🗣️HEY SHORTY WE’RE GOING TO PARTY LIKE IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY🫶.
CC: @BCLions @CFL
#50Cent #CFL pic.twitter.com/tvF09iH88k— Sarah Laug (@nucksaid) June 15, 2024
Thank you, Cousin-in-Law @caughtathome for these amazing #BCLions tickets for the opening home game! #50Cent #imsorryfofty pic.twitter.com/8Vz1I6k09N
— Kate Aurthur (@KateAurthur) June 15, 2024
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