The Weeknd postpones concert in Toronto as mass Rogers outage continues

The Weeknd’s live performance scheduled to be held in Toronto on Friday has been postponed, Rogers Centre says.

In an e mail to International Information, Rogers Centre introduced that the Weeknd tour cease has been postponed “to a later date resulting from service outages impacting venue operations.”

The Blinding Lights singer was scheduled to cease in Toronto for his After Hours Til Daybreak tour.

Nevertheless, a mass Rogers outage is continuous to have an effect on customers throughout the nation, impacting telephone, web and Interac providers.

“Info on a brand new present date might be shared as quickly as doable,” the e-mail mentioned.

In line with Rogers Centre, all tickets might be honoured for the brand new date.

“We perceive how disappointing that is and apologize for the inconvenience,” the e-mail mentioned.

In the meantime, at Scotiabank Enviornment, concertgoers attending the Roger Waters present had been requested to save their cell tickets to their Apple Pockets or Google Pay, relying on the mannequin of telephone they’ve.

Just a few blocks away, Massey Corridor inspired folks to print off their tickets to comic Hannah Gadsby’s Friday night time present and the identical was true of Budweiser Stage, additionally in Toronto, the place nation music star Keith City is about to carry out.

The venue, which is cashless, additionally urged folks to deliver a bank card to pay for food and drinks, because the outage affected debit transactions administered by Interac.

-with recordsdata from the Canadian Press

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Rogers community down throughout a lot of Toronto and components of Canada