Taylor Swift postpones Rio present after fan loss of life

US singer Taylor Swift postponed her present on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro as a result of scorching warmth, the day after the loss of life of a fan who fell ailing within the sweltering live performance venue.

“The decision has been made to postpone tonight’s show due to the extreme temperatures in Rio,” Swift wrote on Instagram about two hours earlier than she was to go on stage. “The safety and well-being of my fans, fellow performers, and crew has to, and always will, come first.”

Ana Clara Benevides, 23, turned unwell on the Nilton Santos stadium throughout Friday’s present, the occasion organiser T4F wrote on Instagram. She died later in hospital. Her reason behind loss of life was not but identified and can be investigated, Rio’s state well being service stated.

Rio on Friday hit a file excessive of the warmth index, which mixes temperature and humidity, at 59.3 levels. On Saturday, the warmth index peaked at 59.7 levels..

Some 60,000 followers had gathered on Friday for Swift’s sell-out first live performance on the open-air stadium, located in a warmer northern neighbourhood removed from Rio’s breezy seashores.

Swift was additionally scheduled to carry out in Rio on Sunday, adopted by three reveals in São Paulo from November 24-26. T4F stated Saturday’s present was postponed to Monday.

Swift followers exterior the stadium on Saturday had been struggling within the warmth as they waited to entry the present. As news unfold of the present’s postponement, many younger ladies burst into tears.

During Friday’s live performance, a number of followers fell ailing, prompting Swift to interrupt her efficiency and request that the manufacturing crew present them water, movies confirmed.

Swift wrote on Instagram that she had a “shattered heart” and was “devastated” by the loss of life of Benevides, who was “incredibly beautiful and far too young.”

National Consumer Secretary Wadih Damous posted on X that the federal government had ordered T4F to ensure water entry in any respect of Swift’s concert events in Brazil. T4F stated that public our bodies prohibited getting into with water bottles, and that it was not concerned in promoting food and drinks contained in the stadium.

In the wake of Benevides’ loss of life, Justice Minister Flavio Dino introduced that the federal government would challenge a directive permitting water bottles to be introduced into concert events.

“Companies producing shows with high heat exposure must provide free drinking water in easily accessible ‘hydration islands.’ The measure is effective immediately,” he added on X, previously generally known as Twitter.