Shakira has cancelled her upcoming live performance in Washington DC after “problems” with the stage at her earlier present in Boston – an occasion that was additionally referred to as off.
The Colombian pop star had been resulting from carry out on Saturday as a part of WorldPride, one of many largest LGBTQ+ festivals on the planet.
In an announcement launched by the baseball stadium the place the efficiency was set to happen, Nationals Park mentioned “problems with the earlier present in Boston” meant “Shakira’s full tour manufacturing can’t be transported to Washington, D.C” in time.
The Wherever, Every time singer mentioned she was “devastated” that the reveals “had been simply not attainable this time”.
“Due to the unexpected and unlucky circumstances that affected me and different artists in Boston, my full tour manufacturing isn’t capable of be moved to Washington, DC in time for my scheduled efficiency on Saturday,” mentioned Shakira, 48.
“I’ve been counting the times, excited to be reunited with my followers in each Washington and Boston”, she added.
“I promise that I’ll do every little thing in my energy to be with you as quickly I can.”
Nationals Park mentioned that “regardless of each effort”, it was not attainable for the live performance to happen as deliberate. The venue promised computerized refunds for ticketholders.
The earlier efficiency in Boston’s Fenway Park stadium was cancelled shortly earlier than Shakira was resulting from take to the stage on 29 Might, and performances by nation singers Jason Aldean and Brooks & Dunn on 30 Might had been additionally cancelled.
In response to the BBC’s US associate CBS Information, the Boston gigs had been referred to as off due to a security subject with the stage.
Leisure firm Reside Nation mentioned “structural components had been recognized as not being as much as customary” and the problems had been found throughout a routine pre-show verify.
Responding to the cancellation of the Washington DC present on social media, a number of followers mentioned that they had travelled to town particularly to catch the efficiency.
“Flew in from LA for this. I am experiencing a second cancellation of this tour,” one consumer wrote, including: “Relatively disappointing.”
In the meantime, a number of customers expressed their help for the singer. “She does not deserve this horrible state of affairs,” wrote one.
Shakira is at the moment performing in stadiums throughout north America as a part of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour, in help of her twelfth studio album.
She is because of carry out in Atlanta on Monday, 2 June.
