The weekend is forced to postpone his first show at a stadium in his hometown of Toronto…following a phone and internet outage causing major problems north of the border.
Abel was supposed to have a big show at Rogers Center on Friday night in Toronto, the start of his After Hours til Dawn tour… and he says he’s crushed and heartbroken by a factor totally beyond his control.
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Rogers Communications, one of Canada’s largest telecommunications companies, is experiencing a major outage affecting millions of wireless phone and internet customers…and Live Nation says the outage makes it impossible to air the show as long as cellular and internet services are not restored.
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The Weeknd says he’s been there all day and the last-minute postponement is out of his control due to the breakdown. Abel says he’s done his best to keep the show going, but says operations and security are compromised.
The Canadians have been eagerly awaiting the return of one of their own…and The Weeknd says he’ll make sure the show happens at some point in the future.