Taylor Swift postpones Rio de Janeiro present attributable to excessive warmth
Taylor Swift has been compelled to cancel right this moment’s (November 18) present in Rio de Janeiro attributable to excessive warmth.
The announcement comes within the wake of the tragic information {that a} fan died yesterday (November 17) earlier than her earlier present within the metropolis.
Writing on Instagram, Swift mentioned: “I’m penning this from my dressing room within the stadium. The choice has been made to postpone tonight’s present as a result of excessive temperatures in Rio.”
“The protection and well-being of my followers, fellow performers and crew has to and at all times will come first.”
Temperatures within the Brazilian metropolis have damaged information this week, with a daytime peak of 39.1C recorded on Friday.
The fan who died on Friday has been named as Ana Clara Benevides Machado, 23. She was attended to by paramedics on the live performance venue, earlier than being taken to hospital, the place she handed away an hour later. It has been reported by Brazilian newspaper Fohla de S Paulo that she collapsed on the present and had a cardiac arrest.
Swift wrote on Instagram of being “devastated” by the information, including: “I can’t imagine I’m writing these phrases however it’s with shattered coronary heart that I say we misplaced a fan earlier tonight earlier than my present.”
“I’m not going to have the ability to talk about this from stage as a result of I really feel overwhelmed by grief once I even attempt to discuss it. I wish to say now I really feel this loss deeply and my damaged coronary heart goes out to her household and associates.
“That is the very last thing I ever thought would occur after we determined to convey this tour to Brazil.”
On the Friday evening present, Swift paused the live performance to ensure that followers had been about to obtain water.
“There’s those who want water proper right here, possibly 30, 35, 40 toes again,” she mentioned to the group throughout the ‘Evermore’ phase of her present.
“So whoever is in command of giving them that, simply ensure that occurs. Can I get a sign that you already know the place they’re?”
Swift is scheduled to play yet another present in Rio on November 20, earlier than taking the Eras Tour on to Sao Paulo for 3 dates to spherical out the 12 months.
Final week (November 10), she was compelled to push again her second scheduled date in Argentina by two days attributable to dangerous climate.
“I like a rain present however I’m by no means going to hazard my followers or my fellow performers and crew,” Swift wrote in a put up on social media to announce the delayed live performance.
It was beforehand reported that some ticketholders had been tenting outdoors the River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires since June in a bid to get a great place within the viewers on the gigs.