It’s been 18 years since Xscape has performed as a group. And, the annual Essence Festival was tapped to be the first place in which fans could see the ladies put on a show. The highly-anticipated concert couldn’t come at a better time, being that Kandi Burruss, Tiny Harris, LaTocha Scott, and Tamika Scott just did a great job at the 2017 BET Awards. To their surprise (and also Essence staff), thousands of fans showed up to see the one hour set at the Superdome, but were gagged when Xscape’s show was placed in the “Super Lounge” and not the main stage. News of angered fans quickly hit social media last night after many bought tickets but couldn’t see Xscape perform. It was reported that the fire marshall prevented people from entering the lounge once capacity was reached. As Xscape was being promoted as one of the premiere acts for this year’s Essence Festival, it was baffling to see the ladies perform on the 3rd floor and not on the stadium’s main stage. Many are still trying to find out…WHY?? Those that got to see Xscape perform said that they did a great job performing their classic 90’s hits like “Understanding,” “Just Kickin’ It,” and such. However, instead of their performance making headlines, the disappointment of the group’s fans is what made waves on Twitter and Instagram last night. Check out some of what went down below (via @OfficialXscape on Instagram): #Repost @thecvmlife ・・・ Ladies!! We want to see you! 🙂 @officialxscape @kandi @majorgirl @iamlatocha @therealtamikascott #ATL #essencefestival2017 A post shared by Xscape (@officialxscape) on Jul 2, 2017 at 7:31pm PDT Xscape🎤@majorgirl @iamlatocha @kandi @therealtamikascott “Just kickin” #Xscape #xscapeisback #essencefest #tiny #kandi #tamika #latocha @officialxscape A post shared by Xscape (@officialxscape) on Jul 2, 2017 at 7:40pm PDT #Repost @twlkr07 ・・・ Angry crowd including myself trying to get to see Xscape! Essence know they should have been on the main stage!! #xscape #essencefest #essencefestival #essence #BoycottEssenceFest2018 A post shared by Xscape (@officialxscape) on Jul 2, 2017 at 8:07pm PDT #Repost @konkretez ・・・ ALL xscape needs is a lil understanding. Everybody has been waiting all nite to hear this. @concertdaily is on the scene at @essencefest for this historic moment, 20yrs in the making. #xscape #emf #EssenceFest #Concertdaily #pressLife #ChroniclesFromThePit #mediaoutlet #CDEMFTakeover #understanding #xclusive #90smusic #RnBmusic #Nastybreakdown A post shared by Xscape (@officialxscape) on Jul 2, 2017 at 8:15pm PDT #Repost @majorgirl Man is was pandemonium outside our lounge, fights broke out because it was too many ppl that paid to get in but the fire marshal shut our lounge down. Sorry to everyone that didn’t get in. It’s a Blessings that u guys all came out to see us & we thank u for your love & support. I hear we got played on the main stage screen cause of all the complaints! Sorry again! We love yall. God is Good!! 🙏🏽👑 A post shared by Xscape (@officialxscape) on Jul 2, 2017 at 9:35pm PDT Xscape🎤@iamlatocha @therealtamikascott @majorgirl @kandi “Is My Living in Vain” #kandi #latocha #tamika #tiny #essencefest @officialxscape @essencefest A post shared by Xscape (@officialxscape) on Jul 3, 2017 at 8:42am PDT Photo credit: Getty Images