Rogers Arena has confirmed that Thursday’s Kanye West concert has been postponed, for the second time.
The hip hop superstar was to perform to a sold-out crowd tonight in Vancouver.
According to Rogers Arena, the concert had to be postponed because a truck carrying The Yeezus Tour’s custom-made video truss and 60-ft circular LED screen was in an accident and the gear was damaged beyond repair.
It’s the second time a Kanye West concert has been postponed this year in Vancouver, leaving thousands of fans in the lurch.
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No date for a rescheduled show has been announced. Kanye has not reached out to his fans via social media at this time.
Island Def Jam released a statement on behalf of Kanye saying:
“Yesterday, on the road to Vancouver, a truck carrying The Yeezus Tour’s custom-made video truss and 60-ft circular LED screen was in an accident that damaged the gear beyond repair.This gear is central to the staging of The Yeezus Tour, and central to the creative vision put forth by Kanye West and his design team at DONDA.As a result of this event, it is impossible to put on the show and The Yeezus Tour will be postponed until these essential pieces can be reengineered and refabricated.Kanye West will not compromise on bringing the show, as it was originally envisioned and designed, to his fans.The Vancouver, Denver and Minneapolis dates have been postponed. Further details on the affected tour dates will be announced shortly.”
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