Taylor Swift performs during her ‘Eras Tour’ in Arizona.Photo:Kevin Winter/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
Kevin Winter/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
Taylor Swifthas postponed her Saturday concert in Brazil.
On Saturday, the pop superstar shared an Instagram Story, notifying her followers that her second of threeEras Tourconcerts at Estadio Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will not go on as planned.
The decision, which Swift wrote was a result of the “extreme temperatures in Rio,” comes a day after anattendee died ahead of Swift’s Friday concert.
“I’m writing this from my dressing room in the stadium,” Swift shared to her Instagram Story in a hand-written note Saturday. “The decision has been made to postpone tonight’s show due to the extreme temperatures in Rio.”
“The safety and well being of my fans, fellow performers and crew has to and will always come first.”
While Swift’s announcement did not specify a new date for her Saturday show, event organizer Time for Fun revealedin a later statementthat the show has been rescheduled to Monday, with all tickets to Saturday’s performance remaining valid for the new date.
Taylor Swift shares a message to her Instagram Story.Taylor Swift/Instagram
Taylor Swift/Instagram
Time for Fun shared in aposton X, formerly Twitter, that 23-year-old Ana Clara Benevides Machado had died after feeling unwell at the venue. According to the post, which was shared in Portuguese, first responders attended to Benevides Machado and she died after being transferred to the local Salagdo Filho Hospital.
“I can’t believe I’m writing these words, but it’s with a shattered heart that I say we lost a fan earlier tonight before my show,” Swift wrote on Friday.
“I want to say now I feel this loss deeply and my heart goes out to her family and friends,” she wrote. “This is the last thing I ever thought would happen when we decided to bring this tour to Brazil."
As previously reported, a friend of Benevides named Thiago Fernandes shared a tribute to her on Instagram Friday. The post, written in Portuguese, said, in part, “I just can’t believe your [sic] gone I can’t accept that. We talked about this show so many times, and how I wish I was with you."
Before the postponement of Saturday’s show, Time for Fun announced that water stations would have been provided at the stadium, according toThe Independent.
source: people.com
