Usher is sharing his frustration over the cancellation of the Lovers & Associates Pageant 2024 in Las Vegas.
Shortly after organizers introduced on Friday evening (Could 3) that the one-day music pageant was known as off attributable to harmful climate circumstances, the R&B icon shared a message with followers who had been headed to the Las Vegas Pageant Grounds to observe him headline on Saturday.
“Mannn… I’m simply as disenchanted as you’re. We had been on the brink of flip up and rejoice at this time,” Usher wrote on X (previously Twitter). “I’ve to comply with the orders of metropolis officers and the Nationwide Climate Service for everybody’s safety and stand sturdy in my perception that every part occurs for a cause.”
He added, “I’m sorry we received’t get to see one another at this time, however know that I’m all the time engaged on one thing to precise my heartfelt gratitude for every one in every of you who proceed to help me. I’ll see you quickly.”
Usher was set to rejoice the twentieth anniversary of his traditional album Confessions in the course of the pageant on Saturday. The star-studded lineup additionally included headliners Janet Jackson and Backstreet Boys, together with performances by Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Gwen Stefani, Nas, Alicia Keys, and lots of others.
Lower than 15 hours earlier than the pageant was scheduled to start, organizers shared a message on social media explaining that the out of doors occasion was being known as off due to a excessive wind warning issued by the Nationwide Climate Service.
“The Nationwide Climate Service has now issued a Excessive Wind Warning, together with harmful 30-35 mph sustained winds with gusts doubtlessly greater than 60 mph,” organizers wrote. “Following recommendation from the Nationwide Climate Service and in session with native public officers, we should make the most secure resolution for our followers, artists, and workers, and cancel tomorrow’s Lovers & Associates Pageant.”
They added, “This was an extremely heartbreaking resolution to make as we’re conscious that followers have traveled from everywhere in the world to get pleasure from this unimaginable lineup of superstars and have been trying ahead to this occasion for a number of months. We’ve labored onerous to create an incredible occasion for you, and we’re simply as disenchanted as you’re.”
Followers who bought their tickets immediately by means of Entrance Gate Tickets will obtain a refund inside 30 days, organizers stated.
See Usher’s Lovers & Associates assertion on X beneath.
