LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Ed Sheeran announced the postponement of his show at Allegiant Stadium until late October in an Instagram post on Saturday evening.
The announcement came from the singer less than an hour before the show's start time.
"I can't believe I'm typing this, but there's been some challenges encountered during the load of our vegas show," the post read. "It's impossible to go forward with the show."
Thousands of attendees were observed waiting to enter the arena, with some being treated by emergency medical services for "heat-related issues."
The post continued, "I know everyone has traveled in for this, and I wish I could change it."
Sheeran confirmed that the show would be postponed to October 28, and all purchased tickets for Saturday's performance would be valid for that date.
Allegiant Stadium announced on X, formerly known as Twitter, that doors for the show would be "significantly delayed” and would not open until 5:30 p.m.
EVENT UPDATE❗
— Allegiant Stadium (@AllegiantStadm) September 10, 2023
Doors for tonight’s Ed Sheeran show will be significantly delayed. We will post an updated door time at 5:30 pm via all Allegiant Stadium social handles.
On Instagram, the singer stated his team was bringing gear into the stadium when crews flagged rubber tiling that had "become unstuck and caused two tall towers to slip overnight by about a foot each."
Sheeran says engineers tried to fix the issue, but both towers were still shifting and were deemed unsafe.
"It was a safety issue, and we really tried to do the best we could to make the show happen, but I'm not gonna risk the safety of my fans for anything," Sheeran wrote. "I really am gutted. This was very much out of my control, but I do take full responsibility for everyone that was put out from the cancellation."
He added that he knows how hard it was for some fans to make the show.
"Nothing will take away from the effort people went to to get to Vegas, and I'm sorry it wasn't communicated sooner to the people waiting outside," Sheeran said. "We really thought the show was going to happen up until the very last moment."
Sheeran said if people still want to come to the rescheduled date in October, "I promise it will be special."
Sheeran came out to meet fans and apologize after the postponement was announced. Channel 13 viewer Brenda Pacheco Grier sent Channel 13 this video where she can be seen meeting Sheeran.
In the video, you can hear Sheeran apologizing, explaining that it has something to do with the floor, and seeing if there was a safe place to meet fans and take photos.
