Mac Miller Fans Held a Beautiful Hometown Vigil In Blue Slide Park

Mac Miller got a touching hometown send-off on Tuesday night (September 11) at Pittsburgh's Frick Park, where thousands of fans attended a vigil for the late rapper.


The location was chosen for its significance to Miller: His 2011 debut album was named right following the park's playground, referred to as Blue Slide Park, located just a couple blocks from the high school he went to. Miller discussed about the park in a 2012 interview with MTV News, saying, "No matter what occurs in life, no matter where you go, where you're off to, what occurs with the park, that slide will constantly be blue. That will usually be Blue Slide Park, no matter what."


On Tuesday morning, Pittsburgh Public Works applied a fresh coat of blue paint on the prominent slide, and fans gathered around it that evening, filling the playground with ferns, candles, artwork, and Steelers jerseys. According to local reports, a petition was even passed around to request that the name of the playground be changed to "Mac Miller Blue Slide Park."


Miller's grandmother Marcia Weiss was on hand at the vigil (wearing a Blue Slide Park album art sweatshirt) and thanked the crowd for giving her grandson a pretty tribute. "Everybody, he could be so excited, he wished he was here and I wish he was here," she mentioned. Although he loves you all, he loves Pittsburgh and everything that you have done for him. Thank you so much for everybody being here. You were wonderful."


Miller passed away on September 7 of an announced overdose and was pronounced dead at his house in Los Angeles. He was 26 years old. Visualize more pictures and videos from the vigil below.