Taylor Swift has made the decision to postpone her concert Saturday after a 23-year-old fan died during her show yesterday.
In a message written on her Instagram the singer shared, “I’m writing this from my dressing room in the stadium. The decision has been made to postpone tonight’s show due to the extreme temperatures in Rio. The safety and well being of my fans, fellow performers, and crew has to and always will come first.”
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As we previously reported, a Taylor Swift fan reportedly died before an opening concert on Friday in Brazil, where concertgoers endured high heat. “I can’t believe I’m writing these words but it is with a shattered heart that I say we lost a fan earlier tonight before my show,” Swift wrote on Instagram following her concert. “I can’t even tell you how devastated I am by this. There’s very little information I have other than the fact that she was so incredibly beautiful and far too young.”
Due to the heat, an organizer of the Eras Tour planned to allow bottles of water into the venue during future shows, which is normally prohibited.
The heat index reportedly reached a staggering 137 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday, and the National Institute of Meteorology similar conditions occurred the rest of the week.
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“I’m not going to be able to speak about this from stage because I feel overwhelmed by grief when I even try to talk about it,” Swift added. “I want to say now I feel this loss deeply and my broken heart goes out to her family and friends. This is the last thing I ever thought would happen when we decided to bring this tour to Brazil.”
