{"id":28353,"date":"2023-11-25T13:26:11","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T13:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/taylor-swift-concert-organizer-apologizes-after-rio-fan-death\/"},"modified":"2023-11-25T13:26:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T13:26:11","slug":"taylor-swift-concert-organizer-apologizes-after-rio-fan-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/taylor-swift-concert-organizer-apologizes-after-rio-fan-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift concert organizer apologizes after Rio fan death"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The chief executive of the company organizing Taylor Swift\u2019s tour dates in Brazil apologized after a fan died in a searing heat wave during the pop superstar\u2019s Rio de Janeiro show.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Organizers have faced criticism after fans said they were forbidden to enter the stadium with water bottles at the concert last Friday, despite a heat index that hit 59 degrees Celsius [138 Fahrenheit] in the Brazilian beach city that day.<\/p>\n

A 23-year-old fan in the sold-out crowd of 60,000 people died. \u201cWe recognize we could have taken alternative measures in addition to all those we implemented, such as providing shade in external areas, changing the time of the concerts and emphasizing that fans could enter the stadium with disposable water cups,\u201d Serafim Abreu, head of Time For Fun, said in a video posted on social media. \u201cI want to apologize to all those who didn\u2019t have the best possible experience,\u201d he added, sending his \u2018most sincere condolences\u2019 to the late fan\u2019s family.<\/p>\n

The company said emergency workers quickly treated the young woman after falling ill and then transferred to the hospital about an hour later. A preliminary autopsy found she had a lung haemorrhage and three heart attacks, according to the newspaper O Globo. Swift said Saturday she was \u2018devastated\u2019 by the death and postponed the concert scheduled for that night to Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t believe I\u2019m writing these words, but it is with a shattered heart that I say we lost a fan earlier tonight before my show,\u201d she wrote in a letter on her Instagram Stories. \u201cI can\u2019t even tell you how devastated I am by this.\u201d \u2018The Bad Blood\u2019<\/em> singer, 33, said that she has \u2018very little information\u2019 about the fan\u2019s death \u2018other than the fact that she was so incredibly beautiful and far too young\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not going to be able to speak about this from the stage because I feel overwhelmed by grief when I even try to talk about it,\u201d she added. \u201cI want to say now I feel this loss deeply and my broken heart goes out to her family and friends. This is the last thing I ever thought would happen when we decided to bring this tour to Brazil,\u201d Swift concluded.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that climate change means these episodes will be more and more frequent,\u201d Abreu said. \u201cThe entire concert industry has to rethink how it operates in the face of this new reality.\u201d Swift\u2019s Eras Tour continues this week in Brazil, with concerts scheduled for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in Sao Paulo.<\/p>\n

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