The Weeknd was more than happy to start the first night of his tour here in Toronto, but the powerlines had other plans. Just hours before he was set to take the stage on Friday, Live Nation and Toronto’s Rogers Centre announced the postponement of his Dawn FMDue to a network outage across Canada, tour
“The Weeknd was onsite and ready to play but due to the nationwide Rogers network outage the show planned for this evening at Rogers Centre will be postponed as the venue’s operations & infrastructure are not possible until full service is back,”Live Nation’s statement. “Please hold on to your ticket. Updates on a new date coming soon.”
The Weeknd vented his dismay on social media following the announcement. “I’m crushed & heartbroken. Been at the venue all day but it’s out of my hands because of the Rogers outage,”He wrote it in an Instagram Story. “Operations and safety are compromised and I tried my absolute best. This one hurts the most, and we will make this show happen, but unfortunately not tonight. I know how long you’ve been waiting and how hard a lot of you worked to make it to the show and experience this special moment with me. I can’t wait to see you all.”
Fans were first informed of the sudden change of plans from the Toronto Blue Jays’ Twitter account.
“We regret to announce that The Weeknd tour stop at Rogers Centre has been postponed due to service outages impacting venue operations,” The tweet was as follows, adding, “We understand how disappointing this is and apologize for the inconvenience.”
The show’s postponement comes as Rogers, one of Canada’s largest telecommunication operators, had to shut down banking, transport, and government access for millions of people due to a network outage. “Today we have let you down. We are working to make this right as quickly as we can,”Rogers stated in a statement that Reuters.
The Weeknd teased his first tour in Philadelphia by sharing photos from rehearsals. He is now scheduled to open his tour at Lincoln Financial Field on July 14.
“Bringing my opera to a stadium near you. first stop… My Dear Toronto,” He wroteOn Twitter, you can see photos from the tour rehearsal. The Grammy Award-winner is set to return to Canada for a show in Vancouver on August 23 at BC Place, though it’s unclear when he’ll reschedule to perform in Toronto.
This is the third time the singer’s After hoursTil DawnThe tour was delayed. First, he originally planned a 2020 tour, but it was canceled due to the pandemic. Following his Super Bowl halftime shows performance and the release Dawn FMThe tour was delayed to 2022 in order to hold the huge show at stadiums instead of arenas. The Weeknd shows were scheduled for a tour in the summer, with a start date of March.
After Doja Cat had to withdraw from the show to recuperate from tonsil surgery, the stadium tour also saw a change of openers. Mike Dean, Snoh Aalegra and Kaytranada are joining the tour.StarboySinger on the road for his concert tour.