A massive, viral party known as “Adrian’s kickback” precipitated nearly 150 arrests in Huntington Beach, California on Saturday night, officials said according to @NBCNews.

Who is Adrian and how did it get to this?

We broke it all down. ⬇️ insider.com/adrians-kickba…
According to NBC Los Angeles, the “Adrian” in question originally invited people to “pop out and celebrate my bday” in the post.

But the gathering spiraled into a massive party with a guest list that numbered in the thousands and led to police action.
.@Dexerto reported that the original viral video, posted by adrian.lopez517 to TikTok, advertised a BYOE — bring your own everything — gathering at the Huntington Beach fire pits at 7:30 pm on May 22. insider.com/adrians-kickba…
Over the course of a week, the #adrianskickback hashtag has amassed hundreds of millions of views on TikTok, with people making memes and posting about traveling to California to attend the party.

24kGolden and Noah Beck posted about the event. insider.com/adrians-kickba…
.@BuzzFeedNews reported people were showing up on Huntington Beach Friday night. The Huntington Beach Police Department said on Facebook that it was “actively monitoring multiple social media posts advertising a large gathering on the beach this evening.” insider.com/adrians-kickba… Photo depicting a screenshot of the Facebook post from Hunti
On Saturday evening, the party exploded into chaos. HBPD told @BuzzFeedNews that an estimated 2,500 people were present.

@CBSLA reported participants were setting off fireworks. Other hashtagged videos showed massive crowds of people in the streets. tiktok.com/@liamtheimpale…
The party was eventually declared an unlawful assembly shortly after 7 pm, police told @BuzzFeedNews. An emergency 11:30 pm curfew was also put in place.

A Huntington Beach business owner told @latimes that police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. insider.com/adrians-kickba…
A total of 149 people — 121 adults and 28 juveniles were arrested, HBPD public information officer Jennifer Carey told @NBCLA.

Those individuals were booked on different charges including vandalism, the firing of dangerous/illegal fireworks, and more. insider.com/adrians-kickba…

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