Taylor Swift Postpones 2nd Brazil Show Amid Fan Death, Scorching Heat

Taylor Swift is suspending her second present in Brazil this weekend after a fan died the day prior and amid scorching temperatures there within the metropolis that she deems too harmful.

The pop star introduced the choice Saturday, not lengthy earlier than she was scheduled to take the stage there at Rio de Janeiro’s Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos — the place she had simply carried out Friday … and the place a younger fan misplaced her life forward of curtain name.

Taylor says she’s hitting pause for her efficiency tonight — which might’ve marked night time #2 of a 3-show cease there in Brazil — and says her followers’ security comes first earlier than something.

She says, “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.”

No phrase on whether or not she’s going to proceed with Sunday’s present — for now, it seems like Rio’s anticipating a excessive of 84 levels … whereas it is within the 90s immediately, and hit 88 with excessive humidity yesterday.

After all, she’s being praised for this transfer … as many had been questioning how she may presumably go ahead after the tragedy from Friday night time, which Taylor clearly addressed as properly. She stated she was heartbroken over it, but additionally stated she would not speak about it onstage.

The truth that she was apparently simply going to proceed together with her common present and never handle the fan’s dying in particular person — regardless of already having completed so on-line — did not sit properly with some — and it appears Taylor/her group realized that … properly opting to cease down.

It seems that even earlier than Taylor turned conscious of the fan’s dying — which has been purported to be over a heatstroke of some kind — she already suspected one thing was incorrect. There’s footage of her at Friday’s present demanding that the followers be handed water.