Beyoncé pays $100K: After concertgoers at Beyoncé’s August 6 performance in Washington, D.C.’s. FedEx Field were forced to take cover due to heavy rain and lightning, she made sure her fans could return home safely. The Grammy-winning artist, who has been touring since May in promotion of her “Renaissance” album, spent $100,000 to keep train stations open for an additional hour after her performance was delayed due to the bad weather.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority issued a press release stating that “due to inclement weather that may delay the start of tonight’s Renaissance World Tour at FedExField, Metro will extend the last train by an additional hour beyond the extended closing previously announced.” The $100,000 cost to run more trains, maintain all 98 stops open for customers to exit, and other operational expenses will be covered by the extra hour by the Tour.
Beyoncé pays $100K to keep trains running an extra for her fans’ help
Fans were urged by the FedEx Field Twitter account to shelter in place for their safety after it started to rain (and just about an hour before the event was scheduled to start): ‘Due to lightning in the vicinity, we are now under a shelter in place order’, they stated. “Fans in the parking lots and outside the gates are asked to go back into their vehicles. Until further notice, all stadium patrons are urged to take protection under covered concourse sections and ramps.
Videos posted online by admirers of the chaotic situation showed spectators gathered in the stadium’s ramps and halls. Later that evening, Beyoncé was finally able to take the stage for the second of her two performances at FedEx Field. On September 27, the tour will make its last visit in the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
The stadium issued a shelter-in-place order as the storm approached, advising those outside the gates and in the parking lots to head back to their vehicles. The stadium’s patrons were instructed to seek protection in the ramps and covered concourses until further notice. After over two hours, during which time numerous people received treatment for heat exhaustion, and one person was admitted to the hospital, the order was withdrawn.
CNN employee Abby Phillip, who attended the performance and was one of the attendees, called the scenario “chaotic and confusing.”
Philip regarded the concert as “great,” despite being “a little bit scary,” despite the unfavourable circumstances.
