SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Shakira was scheduled to perform Friday night at the Alamodome in San Antonio, but the concert was postponed at the last minute.
The Alamodome posted on Facebook at 6:54 p.m. that the performance had been postponed. The concert was scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m.
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Stage structural issues was the reason cited for the postponement.
A spokesperson told KSAT that Alamodome officials were initially not letting people inside the stadium due to unspecified “ongoing issues.”
“All previously purchased tickets will be honored for the new date once announced. More information will be emailed to ticketholders directly when available. We apologize for the inconvenience,” the Alamodome said on Facebook.
It is unclear what the new date for the performance will be at this time.
Shakira herself took to Facebook and gave a statement on the situation:
“To perform in each city, we rely on a third party who locally provides the infrastructure to support the stage and the ceiling from which my production hangs.
I am so sad to inform you what I have been told: that due to a structural issue with a truss provided by this third-party company to support my stage, we are being forced to reschedule my sold-out show in San Antonio originally planned for tonight, June 13.
After a problem with the third-party structure in Boston, I personally demanded the addition of a new group of engineers and I have met directly with the company so it could be thoroughly re-evaluated.
After a detailed review, the company experts and engineers personally promised me that they had reinforced the structure and they guaranteed me 100% the safety and reliability of the show going forward.
To not be able to perform for you tonight deeply affects me and my fans in San Antonio. I am here, devastated and heartbroken.
Our shows will go on in Houston starting on Monday and I’m here trying to find a solution so I can reschedule this San Antonio show for the coming days."