Lionel Richie has enraged fans after cancelling his New York City concert an hour after it was because of start.
The legendary musician, 74, was set to carry out alongside Earth Wind & Fire at Madison Square Garden on Saturday evening however determined to reschedule the present, citing “severe weather”.
“Due to severe weather and being unable to land in the NY and surrounding areas, I’m unable to make it to the show tonight,” he introduced on Twitter. “I’m so bummed.”
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Richie additionally knowledgeable fans that the present could be rescheduled to Monday, August 14 (Tuesday in Australia). Although he famous his pleasure to carry out for the 20,000 attendees on the later date, fans had been removed from happy.
In clips of the venue shared to social media, fans could be seen leaving pissed off and booing after an announcer revealed the information.
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“Can’t believe this,” one tweeted. “Flew from NC [North Carolina] to NYC for the weekend. Hotel, airfare, Ubers, dinner… this is a $[US]4000 [approx. $6150] ‘bummer’ for me.”
“We bought our parents good seats for a lot of money for their 50th wedding anniversary,” one other wrote. “They’re 75 and were really looking forward to tonight’s show.”
They added: “Thanks for ruining the gift we got for them.”
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Others had been fully skeptical of the cancellation.
“Press team lies,” one fan tweeted. “What actually happened?”
They added: “Nobody flies in late and blames weather. Weather was A OK. We are a group of 12 and so disappointed but not as disappointed as the tourists and fans who made plans around the gig and will now miss it. What’s the real, substantial and genuine reason?”
Another chimed in: “After do many years of touring, this makes no sense!”
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Many put down their frustration to a scarcity of effort on behalf of the singer, arguing that though climate might have been dangerous to fly in, the star was solely a 4 hour drive from the venue.
“You should’ve been proactive after the Boston show,” one fan wrote.
“It’s 4 hours. Take limo’s or a bus,” one other added. “Sounds like a load of crap.”
Fans are actually demanding refunds for the cancelled present.
As of but, Richie and his crew have issued no additional public assertion.
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