A concert being headlined by controversial upcoming artist Naira Marley in Ireland was shut down in the early hours of Sunday by the police after a gang of youths were spotted fleeing the venue.

The incident unfolded before the headline artist took to the stage to perform.

According to Dublin Live, up to 30 young men were seen running out of the premises in the early hours of Sunday morning, with revellers of the adjoining pub looking on in confusion.

The scene remained closed off to the public on Sunday morning, and Gardai, the police service of Ireland have since confirmed that a number of weapons have been seized and a man in his 20s arrested in connection with the incident.

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An eyewitness Samuel Naija said Gardai arrived the scene and “drove everyone out” before shutting down the show.

He said:

“An African artist ‘Naira Marley’ was headlining a show at Lost Lane yesterday with some other upcoming acts.

“We came for the event which started around 10:30pm.

“People were waiting for the artist to perform when all of a sudden gardai came to the venue, drove everyone out and shut it down.

“Afterwards Garda came in tens and filled everywhere. Everyone was still surprised and curious as to what was going on because no gang attacked or anything.

“They [the crowd] filled the street around the venue confused as to where to go and some [were] angry at the organisers asking for refund.”

A garda spokesman said:

“Gardai are investigating an incident where a large number of male youths congregated outside a premises on Adam Court, Dublin 2 at approximately 1am on 7 July 2019.

“A number of offensive weapons were located after the youths departed and were seized by Gardaí. One male in his early 20s was arrested and was charged in relation to this offence. Investigations are ongoing.”