Lionel Richie did every part in his energy to make it to a Saturday, August 12, gig at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis.
Richie, 74, who postponed the sold-out Saturday live performance resulting from poor climate circumstances, apologized to the viewers throughout the rescheduled efficiency on Monday, August 14.
“I attempted to bribe the pilot, and the pilot mentioned, ‘I do wanna see my spouse tomorrow,’” mentioned Richie in a clip from the present shared through Twitter, noting that each God and the captain of his aircraft had been in opposition to his journey plans. “So, tonight we’re going to make up for that. I apologize a thousand occasions.”
Richie beforehand introduced that the Saturday present had been canceled one hour after it was scheduled to start.
“As a result of extreme climate and being unable to land within the NY and surrounding areas, I’m unable to make it to the present tonight. I’m so bummed,” the American Idol decide wrote via Twitter on Saturday. “We’re rescheduling the present to Monday Aug 14. Can’t wait to carry out for you all. Tickets for tonight’s present are legitimate for the present on Monday.”
Some followers took to the feedback part to precise their frustration with the final minute replace.
“Thanks a lot for asserting this an hour after the present was supposed to begin,” one Twitter person wrote.
One other individual chimed in to notice that the brand new live performance date didn’t work for them. “Can’t consider this. Flew from NC to NYC for the weekend. Lodge, Airfare, Ubers, Dinner … this can be a $4,000 ‘bummer’ for me. A few of us can’t make the Monday present and at the moment are caught. Bummed is shallow and pathetic,” the fan wrote.
Others didn’t consider that climate was the actual cause for the cancellation.
“Come on, the climate has been tremendous all day in NJ & NY. At the very least dignify us with the actual cause you determined to not present,” a 3rd Twitter person wrote. “I hope you placed on one hell of a present Monday that I’ll be seeing with a buddy as my husband can’t go.”
The rescheduled efficiency was a part of Richie’s ongoing tour with Earth, Wind & Hearth, which started earlier this month and can wrap up on September 15 in Los Angeles. The tour’s cease in Bridgeport, Connecticut, which was initially scheduled for Monday, was additionally postponed to Wednesday, August 16, after the New York Metropolis cancellation.
Though Richie sparked backlash from followers as a result of postponed gig, his daughter Sofia Richie Grainge sang his praises throughout an interview with City & Nation printed on Tuesday, August 15.
“I discovered how you can take care of folks realizing who you’re from my dad,” the mannequin, 24, instructed the outlet for his or her September cowl story. “He handles it with such grace. He embraces everybody who comes as much as him. He’s appreciative, he’s grateful. He’s taught me to by no means have that, ‘Oh god, not right now’ perspective.”
Richie Grainge, who exchanged vows with husband Elliot Grainge in April, added that she’s by no means seen her dad flip down a fan’s request for a photograph with him. “I’ve by no means seen him be impolite to anybody who walks as much as him on the road. That’s been my position mannequin,” she mentioned.
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Richie shares each Sofia and son Miles Brockman Richie with ex-wife Diane Alexander. He additionally adopted and raised daughter Nicole Richie along with his first spouse, Brenda Harvey.
