The Colombian singer Shakira has suspended this afternoon, a few hours after his realization, at the National Stadium of Santiago de Chile, when the public who acquired the tickets for his show had already entered the enclosure. Through her social networks, the artist, who is on her international tour Women no longer cry World Tourpointed to the local producer in charge of the event, Fenix Entertainment, for the cancellation and explained that it is because the ground where the stage was installed “is uneven and is not properly stabilized to guarantee the safety of my band, dancers, my fans and mine of my own”. The measure also governs for the second show that would be made on Monday in the same place, he reported.
“When an artist travels to a country, his production and his team come to depend directly on local producers. My staff and I trust at all times when the producer hired by the local promoter would follow the specifications that were diligently provided by our part so that a show could be given of the magnitude of this, ”he published his Instagram account this afternoon. “He, who wanted to start from my home, Latin America, is the largest tour of my career and currently one of the largest productions in the world, with a scenario that weighs 62 tons. Unfortunately, we have found that the floor of the place where my stage is going is uneven and is not properly stabilized to guarantee the safety of my band, dancers, my fans and mine, ”he explained.
He added: “There are two things that I would never commit and it is the safety of my team and that of my fans, and I would never offer you a show below the quality standards that you deserve.” “Every night on stage is a great party where we celebrate our connection, the love and the emotions that unite us and their faces of joy and the brightness of their eyes (…) So they can imagine how painful it is for me as an edge to see that after so many efforts to come to this country that I want so much, my show in Chile on this occasion must be reprogrammed by circumstances outside me or my production.”
The singer’s show was especially expected in Chile, as he did not step on the South American country seven years ago. Therefore, Shakira regretted the suspension of the concert, in a scenario that, he explained, weighs 62 tons. “I have a split heart in a thousand pieces for not being able to sing for you today for reasons beyond my control,” he said. “Even so, I am sure that I will return to Chile very soon to present them the show that I have already promised the height of what they deserve, although I have to inspect the soil and even the last screw of the structure that my scenario holds. I know that I count as always with your understanding and affection. ”
This is the third concert that Shakira must suspend, but for different reasons. On February 16, he canceled a presentation in Lima, Peru, since he suffered a strong abdominal pain and had to be urgently hospitalized. In Colombia he made presentations in Bogotá and Barranquilla, but in Medellín, on February 24, he had problems with the roof of the stage.
The Fenix Entertainment producer issued this afternoon a public statement prior to that carried out by Shakira, in which she argued that during the assembly process “we have encountered technical inconveniences outside the artist and its production that prevent the correct development of the concert, since the ground where the stage would go is uneven.” “The safety of all – public, technical team and the artist herself – is our top priority, and therefore we have made the difficult decision to reprogram the date until they have optimal conditions that guarantee a 100% perfect show as their fans deserve it.”
Shakira had scheduled two presentations in Santiago de Chile. In his first announcement, he had confirmed the programming of a show for this Sunday at the National Stadium. The sales success of this first recital led the organization to schedule a second date, for March 3, at the same site of the municipality of Ñuñoa, which.
