Because of hurricane “Henri”
The “Homecoming” concert in New York has been finally canceled
Singer Barry Manilow couldn’t finish his performance on Saturday night.
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During Barry Manilow’s performance, a mega concert in New York had to be interrupted due to thunderstorms. Then it was completely canceled.
Thunder and lightning caused a first break during Barry Manilow’s (78, “Mandy”) performance at “We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert” on Saturday evening (August 21) in New York City. A little later, the mega-event in Central Park had to be completely canceled – because of the approaching hurricane “Henri”.
As, among other things, the “New York Post” writes, Manilow was singing his 1978 hit “Can’t Smile Without You” when the concert-goers were asked to go to their “vehicles and protected areas outside the event area” just after half past seven in the evening after almost two and a half hours of live music to go. A little later, loudspeakers announced the complete cancellation of the five-hour free concert.
Mayor Bill de Blasio pushed for a continuation
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (60), for whom the event embodied the rebirth of his city, had sprayed optimism during the interruption, saying: “Everyone has to go to a safe place for a short time because of lightning and thunder and then we will continue the concert. ” According to the report, he urged New York police to keep the show running from 10 p.m. to midnight. However, the persistent storm made this plan impossible.
At the first mega-event after the outbreak of the corona pandemic, which was broadcast live on television and to which almost 60,000 mostly vaccinated visitors were expected, numerous other superstars should be on stage in addition to Barry Manilow. Among other things, the appearances of Bruce Springsteen (71, “Dancing in the Dark”), Elvis Costello (66), Patti Smith (74) and the Colombian superstar Maluma (27) now literally fell “into the water”.
Category one hurricane “Henri” is due to hit land for the first time on Sunday (August 22) east of New York City on the US Atlantic coast.