A day before the inaugural concert of the World pride 2025 In the capital of the country, the main artist Shakira canceled abruptly due to problems with the team.
“We are deeply disappointed by the unforeseen circumstances that have forced the cancellation of the concert,” said the Pride Alliance capitalworld pride organizer, in a statement on Friday. “Updates on the relocated opening ceremony will be published as soon as it is finished!”
The multiplatin singer was scheduled to head the opening celebration on Saturday night at the Nationals Park. Apparently, the reasons are due to problems with the team for your concert on Thursday night in the Boston Fenway Parkwhich was also canceled hours before starting. A concert on Friday night was also canceled in Fenway for Country Jason Aldean star.
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“Due to complications with the previous show in Boston, the complete production of the Shakira tour could not be transported to Washington, DC in time for its programmed presentation at the Nationals Park,” said capital Pride Alliance. “Despite all efforts for this to happen, it is not possible to move on according to plan.”
The Alliance indicated that the full program of events throughout the city was still ready for the inaugural weekend and said that the starting ceremony would be relocated and reorganized.
Cancellation represents an additional challenge for the alliance, but at least one apolitical. The organizers have already declared that they foresee a considerable decrease in international assistance as a result of the concern and anger of the LGBTQ+ community for the policies of President Donald Trump.
Trump’s public antipathy towards trans protections and Drag shows has already led two LGBTQ+, Eagle Canada and the African coalition of human rights, to issue warnings against any trip to the United States. The main concern is that trans or non -binary people would have trouble entering the country if passport control agents apply the strict binary vision of the government about gender condition.
Some possible international participants have already announced their plans not to attend this year’s events, either for fear of harassment or as a boycott against Trump’s policies. But others have summoned a national mobilization to flood the capital.
Capital Executive Director Pride Alliance, Ryan Bos, said a security fence would be installed around the last concert and two -day demonstration in a section of several blocks from Pennsylvania Avenue.
The anticipated hotel reservation numbers for the final weekend of world pride, from June 6 to 8, were originally lower than those of the previous year, according to the DC, which tracks the reservations.
But the president of the DC, Elliott Ferguson, told journalists on Thursday that “what we are seeing now is an increase in the last minute, especially in the national community.”
Ferguson speculated that concerns about international assistance had “galvanized the local community, the national community to want to come to the city.”
