Taylor Swift is suspending her second present in Brazil this weekend after a fan died the day prior and amid scorching temperatures there within the metropolis that she deems too harmful.
The pop star introduced the choice Saturday, not lengthy earlier than she was scheduled to take the stage there at Rio de Janeiro’s Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos — the place she had simply carried out Friday … and the place a younger fan misplaced her life forward of curtain name.
Taylor says she’s hitting pause for her efficiency tonight — which might’ve marked evening #2 of a 3-show cease there in Brazil — and says her followers’ security comes first earlier than something.
She says, “I’m writing this from my dressing room in 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 performers, and crew has to and always will come first.”
No phrase on whether or not she’s going to proceed with Sunday’s present — for now, it seems like Rio’s anticipating a excessive of 84 levels … whereas it is within the 90s right now, and hit 88 with excessive humidity yesterday.
After all, she’s being praised for this transfer … as many had been questioning how she may presumably go ahead after the tragedy from Friday evening, which Taylor clearly addressed as effectively. She stated she was heartbroken over it, but additionally stated she would not discuss it onstage.
The truth that she was apparently simply going to proceed together with her common present and never deal with the fan’s loss of life in particular person — regardless of already having accomplished so on-line — did not sit effectively with some — and it appears Taylor/her crew realized that … correctly opting to cease down.
It seems that even earlier than Taylor grew to become conscious of the fan’s loss of life — which has been imagined to be over a heatstroke of some type — she already suspected one thing was fallacious. There’s footage of her at Friday’s present demanding that the followers be handed water.
Time will inform if Sunday’s live performance is a go or not — we think about these talks are occurring proper now.