The North American singer, Taylor Swift, postponed her second performance of ‘The Eras Tour’ which would have taken place this Saturday evening (18) at the Engenhão Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, about an hour before the show started. In the note released by the artist, his motivation was the high temperatures hitting the capital of Fluminense.

The decision was taken after young Ana Clara Benevides, 23 years old, died of cardiorespiratory arrest. He felt ill at the start of the singer’s performance this Friday (17), was taken to hospital, but did not survive.

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Singer fan Taylor Swift queued for hours to enter Nilton Campos stadium, where the North American show will take place. Thousands of people quickly entered the presentation venue, but they were shocked by the news.

“I’m so annoyed with Taylor because she could have canceled her show five days ago when there was a heatwave warning. We’ve been here for three hours.” [Estádio Nilton Campos]”, said a fan to Itatiaia.

Recall another postponed show in Brazil in 2024

• Blink 182 – The band canceled its participation in Lollapalooza 2023, which was held on March 25 in São Paulo. Even though it was cancelled, the group is still confirmed to be one of the attractions at Lollapalooza 2024. The reason for the cancellation was not disclosed.

• cool game – Performances in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, originally scheduled for October 2022, were rescheduled to September 2023. The reason for the postponement was health problems with vocalist Chris Martin.

• imagine Dragon – Performances in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte, originally scheduled for October 2022, were rescheduled for February and March 2023. The reason for the postponement was health problems with vocalist Dan Reynolds.

• Taylor Swift – The North American singer postponed the second show of his tour ‘The Eras Tour’, which would have been held this Saturday (18) at the Nilton Santos Stadium due to the extreme heat that hit Rio de Janeiro. A 23-year-old fan died after suffering from illness at his first appearance this Friday (17).

• Lady Gaga – Singer Lady Gaga, who was scheduled to perform on the first night of Rock in Rio 2023, canceled her appearance after feeling severe pain due to fibromyalgia.

• Drake – The Canadian rapper was scheduled to appear at Lollapalooza 2023 and close the festival on the main stage, but he canceled his appearance. The musician’s advisers claimed ‘unforeseen circumstances’.

• Liam Payne – the former One Direction band member was due to perform at The Town, but had to cancel his participation after being diagnosed with a serious kidney infection.

• Justin Bieber – the singer was due to hold a show on September 6, 2022, in São Paulo, but announced the cancellation of the show about two weeks in advance due to ‘personal issues’ and ‘health problems’ related to Ramsay-Hunt syndrome.

• Foo Fighter – the band was one of the biggest attractions of Lollapalooza in 2022, which took place in São Paulo, however, two days before the show date, drummer Taylor Hawkins died in Bogotá, Colombia.

Remember the case

Ana Clara Benevides, 23 years old, died on Friday evening (17) after falling ill during the first concert of the American singer Taylor Swift, in Rio de Janeiro. The victim is from Mato Grosso do Sul and is studying Psychology at the Federal University of Rondonópolis.

According to her friends, Ana Clara fainted at the start of the show, was rescued but died of cardiac and respiratory arrest. The event organizer, Time For Fun, reportedly banned bottled water from entering the stadium.

On that day, the hot sensation in Rio de Janeiro broke the heat record: 59.3°C.

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