Taylor Swift fans who packed Engenhão Stadium in Rio were outraged by the postponement of the show that was due to take place today. The decision was only announced to those already inside the Engenhão stadium at 5.45pm, prompting much booing and insults.
As if that wasn’t enough, upon exiting the public was greeted by a series of fishing boats, demonstrating yet another problem in organizing the event. An open problem, nets at concert exits are already becoming the norm in Rio de Janeiro, as this Saturday’s attack is a repeat of what happened last week at the RBD shows.
“Taylor’s time with Tio was terrible… people feeling sick, fan death, show postponed, dragnet, production negligence. All this in two days!” one fan vented on X (formerly Twitter).
What was there?
Taylor Swift has decided to postpone her second show in Brazil due to the intense heat prevailing in the capital Rio. The temperature reached 43.8ºC, the highest since 2008, when thermometers reached 44.2ºC in the city centre. In a video posted on social media, Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes said the show had been rescheduled to Monday (20th).
“I write this directly from the locker room of my stadium. We have decided to postpone today’s show due to the extreme temperature in Rio. The safety and well-being of my fans, colleagues and team must always come first,” he said Taylor in a note. posted on his Instagram.
On social media, the cancellation caused terms like “Já Eras Tour” and “She no more come” to go viral, a meme originally created when Lady Gaga canceled her trip to Brazil on the eve of her Rock in Rio show in 2017. There was also no shortage of record breaking trawlers, causing rushes and panic in the heat, making the word “Chaos” a trending topic in Brazil.
“The weather conditions, she (Taylor) knew about it from yesterday,” one mother told GloboNews. “It must be in the air conditioning of the Fasano hotel. I demand respect.”
See the repercussions of the cancellation below, from the public announcement to the dragnets.
URGENT:
Taylor Swift’s concert was postponed until Monday due to weather conditions. pic.twitter.com/RCnA2PnwgN
— Jonas Di Andrade (@jonasdiandrade) November 18, 2023
she doesn’t come anymore (Taylor’s version)
— cuio (@tapetedajihyo) November 18, 2023
I AM DEVASTATED, THE ERAS TOUR HAS BECOME THE ERAS TOUR. pic.twitter.com/cCDRgzq1GL
— Johnata Marlon (@johnatax_) November 18, 2023
THE SHOW CANCELED. HOW ABSURD: PEOPLE SUFFERING BY DRAGRING, SHOOTING. RTWEETING, SOMEONE DO SOMETHING. WE DESERVE TO SEE TAYLOR AND SAFELY. PRODUCTION DOES SOMETHING. #RioTSTheErasTour @taylorswiftbr @taylornation13 @taylorswift13 @tswifterastour pic.twitter.com/s9YmkDPvWW
— Cat Dantas (@catdantas_) November 18, 2023
A fan who wore a geriatric diaper to see the show comments on Taylor Swift’s postponement of the show. pic.twitter.com/kEKhLuRJsx
— Everything happens in Rio de Janeiro (@TudoacontecRJ) November 18, 2023
the tour of eras already producing extraordinary moments pic.twitter.com/GWITSjRQaP
— paiva (@paiva) November 18, 2023
The mother who accompanied her daughter to Nilton Santos criticized Taylor Swift for postponing today’s show in Rio de Janeiro:
“She (Taylor) knew the weather conditions from yesterday. She must be in the air conditioning of the Fasano hotel. I demand respect.” pic.twitter.com/vGWY5cIm3I
— PAN (@forrumpandlr) November 18, 2023
you were already on tour#TheErasTourRio pic.twitter.com/UYICOuUTQz
— Giulio (@Juulio_cesaar_) November 18, 2023
Taylor Swift fans are returning home and singing Katy Perry on the train to protest the show’s postponement. pic.twitter.com/PHbafFzegX
— Sergio Santos (@ZAMENZA) November 18, 2023
People, my friend is in engineering and he said that the situation is in total crisis, with the trawlers, many people feel bad and everyone is very, very afraid.
check on your friends who are at the stadium for God’s sake, it’s URGENT
THE TOUR OF THE EPOCHES
TAYLOR
T4F WE ASK FOR RESPECT pic.twitter.com/u78dDWZfMP
— in his nonexistence he was (@julhortiz) November 18, 2023
📌Taylor Swift: Dragging out brings fans back to the stadium.
Two dragnets, in a row, scared Taylor Swift fans outside the Engenhão stadium, minutes after the RJ concert was postponed.
Source: Metropoli pic.twitter.com/sFlkzbBbtQ
— Rede Onda Digital (@redeondadigital) November 18, 2023
They are literally EJECTING us from the engine room, forcing us to stay on the street exposing ourselves, and 30 minutes ago there was a DRAGON in the western sector, where there was a rush and desperate people. What attitude is this? @EstNiltonSantos @t4f ???? WHAT THE FUCK ORGANIZATION IS THIS? pic.twitter.com/TwSRAvtCb4
— bro💋 go see Taylor Swift (@femmeboott) November 18, 2023
Taylor Swift’s teenage fans spoke live on GloboNews about resistance, rain and mismanagement of the stadium or the singer Edition #18:00 pic.twitter.com/q1uV3aCZEz
— Allan (@limalblue) November 18, 2023
Taylor Swift: Outdoor show brings fans back to stadium https://t.co/4mfujAyTAw
— Paolo Cappelli (@PauloCappelli_) November 18, 2023
🚨 ⚠️After the postponement of Taylor Swift’s show, now called Já Eras Tour, women take refuge in local cafes to escape the trawl nets! pic.twitter.com/UihWp1AS0Q
— O Nacionalista︻🇺🇦═━ (@ONacionalista3) November 18, 2023
It was terrible hahaha people fell over each other, people passed hahaha https://t.co/qtxq4L7I8D pic.twitter.com/gDTWyMsvrN
— ari SEEING TAYLOR 11/18 🗽 (@jiminmiudo) November 18, 2023
Total chaos leaving Taylor Swift’s postponed concert… Everything was running away and now in the middle of a huge thunderstorm and scorching heat. It looks like a scene from a disaster movie. Seriously, what these people are going through is absurd…. pic.twitter.com/MbESwSH8hR
— Sergio Santos (@ZAMENZA) November 18, 2023
Taylor’s journey across the river was terrifying… people getting sick, death of a fan, show postponed, trawling, negligence on the part of the production team. all this in two days!
—jt. (@pursupercut) November 18, 2023
Source: Terra
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