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Severe flooding in Maryland forced singer Halsey to cancel a concert Wednesday night.
Videos taken by bystanders showed water running down the aisles and soaking attendees’ feet at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland.
Other videos showed water pouring down the side of an overhang of the outdoor amphitheater, soaking spectators.
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Halsey spectators got soaked when a storm flooded an amphitheater in Columbia, Maryland on Wednesday night.
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Halsey apologized to fans on social media after the concert was canceled.
“Maryland, I don’t even know what to say,” she wrote, adding that she was “heartbroken and freaked out” and hoped everyone would get home safely. ” I love you more than anything. »
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Halsey attends the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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The area was under a flash flood warning and briefly under a tornado warning that expired Wednesday night. The county had closed several roads due to flooding and downed trees, according to WJZ-TV.
In another post, the singer explained to a fan that she had wanted to perform “more than anything” but “it would have been SO dangerous if I went there and people were rushing on stage during or after the storm. . A lot of things were out of my control tonight but I promise whatever I COULD choose, I chose your safety. »
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She also called the venue, saying she was “beyond disappointed” with how they handled the cancellation and said her rescheduled performance would be elsewhere.
Fans gather under darkening skies at the 2016 Sweetlife Festival at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD.
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The concert initially received a “weather-related delay” and the venue said it would continue at 9:30 p.m. before eventually being canceled for “weather-related technical difficulties”.
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Earlier in the day, the hall had informed weather-conscious spectators that the show would go on “rain or shine”.