Kesha was pressured to postpone her present at Dallas’ Dos Equis Pavilion on Tuesday night time (July 8) because of the menace of extreme climate. The singer made the announcement on her Instagram Story, telling followers that her T–s Out date within the metropolis can be pushed again by sooner or later out of concern for his or her security.
“I wished to say thanks for popping out to help an unbiased artist,” she wrote. “I’ve been so excited for tonight and to rejoice my freedom and go t–s out with all of you, however because of the climate and what yall right here in Texas have been going through, I’ve to place your security first. My coronary heart is with you Texas. I’m so sorry that I can’t play this present tonight due to the climate and for your entire security.”
A extreme thunderstorm warning and flash flood warnings have been in impact in North Texas on Tuesday night time, with heavy rains anticipated. The extraordinary downpours got here lower than every week after a storm triggered catastrophic flooding alongside Texas’ Guadalupe River, killing at the very least 110 individuals to date — together with 27 from the all-girls Christian summer season camp Camp Mystic — in an space round 4 hours from the Dallas metro space; at press time greater than 160 individuals have been nonetheless lacking within the floods.
However, because of the devastation wrought by that storm and out of an abundance of warning, Kesha stated she was planning to attend 24 hours and provides it one other go on Wednesday night time (July 9). “However I’m going to remain right here in your lovely metropolis and are available again right here tomorrow and would like to play for all of you tomorrow night time,” the singer wrote. “Your whole tickets shall be honored and I’m so sorry. Get dwelling protected, let’s occasion tomorrow.”
The venue additionally introduced the present postponement on Instagram, writing, “Your security is our high precedence. Whereas we had hoped we might get a present in for you tonight, mom nature had different plans. Because the storm is shifting by means of slower than anticipated and the lightning isn’t letting up, now we have made the choice to POSTPONE tonight’s present till TOMORROW, July ninth. Maintain on to your tickets as they are going to be honored for the brand new date.”
Among the many many Texas households impacted by the deadly flooding over the July 4 vacation weekend was Fort Price native nation singer Pat Inexperienced, who stated on Monday that his youthful brother John was swept away by the flooding, alongside along with his spouse and their two kids.
The following date on Kesha’s joint tour with Scissor Sisters is slated to hit the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Woodlands, TX on Thursday (July 10).
See Kesha’s assertion beneath.