The Weeknd concert scheduled for Friday in Toronto has been postponed, according to the Rogers Center.
In an email to Global News, Rogers Center announced that the stop on the Weeknd tour has been postponed “to a later date due to service interruptions affecting the site’s operations.”
The Blinding Lights singer was scheduled to stop in Toronto for his After Hours Til Dawn tour.
We are sorry to announce that the stop of The Weeknd tour at Rogers Center has been postponed due to service interruptions affecting the venue’s operations. A new show date will be shared as soon as possible and tickets will be honored.
We understand how disappointing this is and apologize for the inconvenience. pic.twitter.com/Et073wz0WZ
– Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) July 8, 2022
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However, a massive Rogers outage continues to affect users across the country, affecting phone, Internet and Interac services.
Read more: A list of services in the Toronto area affected by the massive Rogers disruption
“Information about a new show date will be shared as soon as possible,” the email said.
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According to the Rogers Center, all tickets will be honored for the new date.
“We understand how disappointing this is and apologize for the inconvenience,” the email said.
Meanwhile, at the Scotland Bank Arena, attendees at Roger Waters ’show were asked to keep their mobile tickets in their Apple Wallet or Google Pay, depending on the phone model they had.
A few blocks away, Massey Hall encouraged people to print their tickets for the Friday night show by comedian Hannah Gadsby and the same happened with the Budweiser Stage, also in Toronto, where the l country music star Keith Urban.
The local, which has no cash, also urged people to bring a credit card to pay for food and drink, as the disruption affected Interac-managed debit transactions.
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Some events are affected by the interruption of Rogers today. Before you travel, make sure your event is still taking place. Please bring cash and be patient.
– City of Toronto (@cityoftoronto) July 8, 2022
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