PLSN: The 20,000-capacity Gorge Amphitheatre here, managed by Live Nation, was forced to cancel the show set for Sept. 28 featuring Maroon 5 and Kelly Clarkson due to “severe, unseasonable weather,” venue management noted on a Facebook posting, adding that it was the first weather-related cancellation at the venue in 27 years.
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It's crazy that they had to cancel a show for weather. How bad was the weather that they never had to cancel ever before in 27 years? I am really interested to know what forced their hand to cancel. Was it really windy? Was it a down pour of rain that threatened to pull the building down?
Another question is how they are going to refund the tickets. That is a huge money loss to the companies, and they still have to dish out for the building fee.
It's sad to see shows get cancelled for reasons such as this one, but it makes sense. I'm glad there are people out there who care about their audience's safety, rather than just getting money out of the situation with the chance that shit could hit the fan. We hear almost every year about an accident that took place because of stages collapsing and what have you. I think it was smart of them to cancel, even though it may have affected them financially.
I'm glad to see this happen. Weather is always an interesting aspect of live events. I know promoters and producers don't ever want to cancel a show but especially after the stage collapse in Indiana I think many people are more cautious and aware of the issues that can arise from things like this. While the Indiana stage collapse is a tragedy, it at least made people more aware of what needs to happen when there is inclement weather.
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