Ed Sheeran had to cancel a concert in Las Vegas at the last minute, which was expected to be attended by 65 thousand people.
Ed Sheeran (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
Ed Sheeran canceled his planned concert at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas at the last second. Saturday evening due to technical problems at the site. Thousands of people waited in the heat – temperatures close to 32 degrees – until the last second, thinking they would be able to see the English pop star perform at a concert that was expected to attract more than 65,000 people. The announcement of the show’s postponement, however, was made just hours before kickoff, causing quite a bit of inconvenience for those who had already arrived at the stadium and especially for those coming from outside, the singer-songwriter said. also emphasized in the apology.
It was he who broke the news on Instagram: “I can’t believe I have to write this, but there were some problems during the construction of our show in Las Vegas,” Sheeran wrote on Instagram. – It’s impossible to move. I’m looking forward to the concert. I’m really sorry. I know that many came here on purpose, and I would like to change that. The concert will be rescheduled for Saturday, October 28th and all tickets purchased will be valid for that date. I’m really sorry.” The announcement was made at the last second, the singer explained at the time, because until the end they believed they could recover, but technical production problems made this impossible.
The main problem was the complexity of assembling the structure planned for the concert.As Sheeran always wrote, who wanted to give some context to the show’s cancellation: “It was a safety issue and we really tried to do everything possible to make the show happen, but I will never risk the safety of my fan for anything in the world. I’m truly devastated by this the thing is, unfortunately, definitely out of my control, but I still take full responsibility for all those who were excluded from the canceled show. Of course, refunds are available upon sale and the show will be rescheduled for October 28th if people are all they will still want to come, I promise it will be special.”
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However, Sheeran wanted to keep one more thought to himself. those who made great efforts to get to the event venue: “Nothing will take away the effort people put into getting to Las Vegas, and I wish this had been communicated sooner to the people waiting outside. We really thought until the last moment that the show would take place, but it did.” was not possible for security reasons. I apologize again to everyone affected by this and hope to see you in October.” However, the singer stayed for an hour to sign autographs for everyone who managed to get into the stadium.