Thousands gather in Huntington Beach after viral TikTok; 150 arrested
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At least 2,500 people gathered Saturday night in Huntington Beach following a TikTok post
Huntington Beach police declared an unlawful assembly as thousands responded to a video invitation to a party on May 22. Video - @zKohrTV via Storyful.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - A birthday party invitation that went viral on TikTok brought thousands of people to a raucous celebration on a Southern California beach Saturday night, prompting police to declare an unlawful assembly and arrest about 150 people after they refused orders to disperse.
The massive gathering began with a now-deleted video posted on the popular social media app from a user named adrian.lopez517, who invited anyone to his birthday party by Huntington Beach s fire pits Saturday night, the Orange County Register reported Sunday. The hashtag AdriansKickBack received more than 180 million views on TikTok.
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There is some historical evidence to suggest that the reason the Roaring Twenties were so roaring is that people needed to let loose after the Spanish Flu pandemic and World War I ended. With the available vaccines doing a pretty good job of getting the COVID pandemic under control, people are clearly looking to party the way they did 100 years ago. Almost exactly the same way based on all
The Great Gatsby-themed parties recently thrown by people who entirely missed the point of
The Great Gatsby.
Let’s look at Adrian’s kickback, an open invitation to a birthday party some dude named Adrian posted on TikTok, presumably for his friends. He invited people to “pop out n celebrate my bday,” but the post went viral and things got a little out of hand.
Nearly 150 Arrested as 2,500 TikTokers Flood Streets for Epic Birthday Party
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It was inevitable that TikTok’s algorithm would cause a nation of unbearably horny teens on the cusp of hot vaxx summer to incite anarchy. On Saturday, a crowd of roughly 2,500 people inspired by a viral TikTok video descended on Huntington Beach, California, marching in the streets and vandalizing property, generally popping off, causing city cops to roll up in other words, a truly sick party.
The gathering, prompted by a viral video advertising “Adrian’s Birthday Kickback” reportedly attracted visitors from Northern California and out of state. 149 arrests were made, including 29 juveniles.
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The unruly behavior followed two previous nights of outdoor partying, stemming from a viral TikTok video posted last week that invited people to “Adrian’s kickback” birthday party. Unlawful assemblies were declared Friday and Saturday nights as thousands flooded the area. Huntington Beach police never found “Adrian,” Carey said, but more than 100 others were arrested.
Based on social media posts, police suspected the party would last all weekend long, Carey said. But the event that drew the most attention occurred Saturday night, when at least 2,500 people most in their teens or early 20s filled the Huntington Beach Pier and downtown streets.