With the doors now open, Taylor Swift announces cancellation of second show in Brazil following fan’s death

The singer announced it on her social networks. The mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, informed that the show has been postponed until Monday 20th.

Singer Taylor Swift announced on Saturday 18th that the show, which will be held tonight in Engenhão, Rio de Janeiro, will be postponed. According to a letter posted on their Instagram stories, the decision came due to the high temperatures in the city.

“I write this from my dressing room at the stadium. 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 artists and technical team must and will always come first “, he wrote on his official profile.

The announcement came earlier via the singer’s social media. Until around 5.30pm the fans who were already inside the stadium only thought that the show would be delayed.

New date

On his official Twitter profile, the mayor of Rio de Janeiro Eduardo Paes informed of the advance and said that the show will take place at Monday, 20th.

“I just received a report from the people responsible for the Taylor Swift concert [disseram] There are two factors that lead to the postponement of the show from today to Monday. First of all, the artist seems to be unwell given what happened yesterday. Indeed, the temperature in Engenhão is very high, there is a lot of medical assistance,” he informed.

Again according to Paes, the indication for those who are already at the fair is to remain calm and that “the organization will see how to transfer it on Monday and, for those who cannot come, they will see how to reward people”.

Taylor Swift concert postponed to Monday pic.twitter.com/opBtp4zrbK

— Eduardo Paes (@eduardopaes) November 18, 2023

The fan died at the concert

Student Ana Clara Benevides, 23 years old, died during the singer’s show on Friday evening, 5pm. According to a friend who was with the young woman, she fainted. The young girl was fine when, out of nowhere, she fell and fainted. ‘.

“We were in line, yes, we were fine alone. But he was fine, we were super excited. And then, suddenly, in the second song of the show she fell, she fainted,” says Daniele in an interview with Jornal Hoje, on TV Globo. “She didn’t say anything. We were crying with emotion, seeing Taylor, and then she fell like that. The people pulled her out, we were right at the railing, and then I jumped over the railing and we ran to their support place there.”

According to the municipal health department, Ana suffered a cardiopulmonary arrest and the causes of her death are still under investigation. On social media, Taylor Swift deeply regretted the young woman’s death and said she was “devastated.”

“I can’t believe I’m writing these words, but it is with a broken heart that I say that we lost a fan before my show tonight,” Swift wrote. “I can’t tell you how devastated I am about this.”

The death occurred on a day characterized by high temperatures in the capital, included in the Inmet alert list for extreme heat waves, and by fans’ criticism of the organization of the event for having prevented public access with bottles of water.

After the incident, Time For Fun, organizer of the event, went public by informing that it will strengthen the fan safety action plan for upcoming shows, with new water distribution points and the number of services and assistance medical will be strengthened. .

“Sealed glasses of water and sealed processed foods will also be permitted to enter the stadium, with no limitations on items per person. Access to plastic bottles will also be authorized. We clarify that the obligation to seal the articles follows the safety recommendations, “he informed. “Any other material such as metal, aluminum and thermal bottles is prohibited.”

Regarding the ban on the entry of water bottles into the stadium, the organizer stated that “this is a requirement imposed by public bodies”. And they don’t even sell drinks and food, which is “a responsibility of the stadium administration.”

Source: Terra

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