Taylor Swift postpones Rio concert due to ‘extreme temperatures’

Taylor Swift has postponed its Eras Tour concert on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro as extreme heat continues to devastate the Brazilian city, with the conditions probably results in the death of an assistant at Friday’s show.

“I’m writing this from my dressing room at the stadium. “The decision was made to postpone tonight’s show due to the extreme temperatures in Rio,” Swift wrote on social media. “The safety and well-being of my fans, fellow artists and team must and always will come first.”

A rescheduled date for Saturday’s show, as well as the status of Sunday’s concert, were not immediately known.

Ahead of Friday’s performance in Rio de Janeiro, which is experiencing record temperatures and “excessive heat” warnings this week, Swift took to social media and said she was “overwhelmed with grief” after a fan died before his Eras Tour show started in Brazil on Friday, probably due to cardiac arrest due to the heat.

“I can’t believe I’m writing these words, but it’s with a broken heart that I say we lost a fan tonight before my show,” Swift said. wrote in a statement shared on his Instagram story. “I can’t even express how devastated I am by this. There is very little information I have other than the fact that she was incredibly beautiful and too young.”

She continued: “I’m not going to be able to talk about this from the stage because I feel overwhelmed with grief when I try to talk about it. I want to say now that I am deeply sorry for this loss and my broken heart goes out to his family and friends. “This is the last thing I thought would happen when we decided to take this tour to Brazil.”

According ABC News, in the days leading up to Friday’s concert, the heat index in Rio (a combination of temperature and humidity) reached approximately 137 degrees. Sweltering conditions were felt inside the stadium as fans pleaded for water inside the venue.

Images Taken during the concert performances, Swift had paused the performance to signal to fans that they needed water in the audience and at one point could be seen throwing water into the crowd. “There are people who need water right here, maybe 30, 35, 40 feet back,” she said. saying while in the middle of a series. “So whoever is in charge of giving them that, make sure that happens. Can I get a signal that you know where they are?

Ahead of Saturday’s show, Rio’s Minister of Justice and Public Security announced that they would allow water bottles into Nilton Santos Stadium for the two remaining Eras Tour shows at the venue. However, the heat was still dangerous and forced Saturday’s show to be postponed.