A concert at the Bourbon Theatre was canceled Thursday night after a performer accidentally ignited a fire in the downtown Lincoln venue, a fire department spokeswoman said.
Just before 10 p.m., a member of the opening act, Fire Dancing, spilled kerosene and it caught fire, setting off a sprinkler, Nancy Crist of Lincoln Fire and Rescue said Friday.
Lincoln police helped evacuate the large crowd gathered for the headliner, K Camp, Crist said.
Fire Dancing didn’t have city authorization to perform with fire at the venue, Crist said, but the performer disappeared before a ticket could be issued.
Police estimated the fire caused $1,000 damage to the sprinkler head.