Juanes concert at outdoor N.Y. venue stopped after 2 songs due to excessive crowds
SummerStage halted Colombian superstar Juanes’ concert on Wednesday evening while he was performing his second song, citing concerns over excessive crowds.
The abrupt end was the first time in the annual summer series’ 30-year history that a performance had to be stopped for a nonweather related reason, Heather Lubov, executive director of the City Parks Foundation, said in a statement. The foundation is the nonprofit organization that organizes the free concerts throughout the city’s five boroughs.
“The Juanes show at SummerStage in Central Park drew a capacity crowd of 5,000 attendees inside the venue with an estimated overflow of 12,000 additional fans outside the gates,” Lubov said.
“During the performance of his second song, with continued crowds at the gates and out of an abundance of caution, the show was halted and fans were asked to leave the venue.”
Juanes performs at the Besame Mucho Festival in Los Angeles on Dec. 3.Scott Dudelson / Getty Images file
The show was put on in partnership with the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC).
Fans of the beloved singer-songwriter expressed their disappointment on social media.
“Very disrespectful of @SummerStage to end @JUANES’ concert in Central Park after 2 songs because they underestimated the amount of Latinos that would show up to this free concert,” one fan tweeted. “Like c’mon, he’s an international legend.”
“You can’t just have a free event for someone like @JUANES and not expect an insane turnout. It should’ve been a lottery system to avoid the crowd. It was scary!” another tweeted.
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