Beyoncé has paid the Washington, D.C. metro to extend its service by a full hour so fans can go home after the start of her latest concert was delayed due to inclement weather.
On Sunday (Aug. 6), the “Cuff It” singer, 41, returned for a second night to perform at FedEx Field. However, about an hour before it was scheduled to start at 8pm EST, the venue posted a notice on X (formerly Twitter) warning fans that “due to the presence of lightning in the area, we are currently under a shelter-in-place order.”
“Fans outside the gates and in the car parks are requested to return to their cars,” the ad read. “All fans inside the stadium are requested to take shelter under the covered concourse areas and ramps until further notice.”
By 8:30 p.m. EST, FedEx Field posted an “all clear” update, saying that “fans may return to their seats.”
Meanwhile, the D.C. Metro announced that the Silver Line train would extend its service by an “additional hour”, which “will be funded by the round to cover the $100,000 cost of running more trains, keeping all 98 stations open for customers to check out and other operational expenses”.
The extended time means #BeyHive can stay for the ‘party’ and still go home on the subway. website added.
It was reported at the time that the rain delay caused chaos among the party-goers. Several fans urgently tweeted complaining about the parking.
“Come to control the parking lot traffic!!” “Nobody directs anything,” one fan wrote, and another added that they’ve been sitting in traffic for “hours.”
Meanwhile, floor seat ticket holders said they were left in the dark about what was going on.
“It’s official chaos with ground ticket holders. There are no advertisements and there was no notice that we need bracelets. What is being done to help?” asked a third.
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“They don’t let us in on the ground. Why?” another inquired.
Someone asked, “Has Beyoncé started yet? Anyone.”
The night before, it was reported that Beyoncé had reintroduced Lizzo’s name back into her lineup for her song “Break My Soul (The Queens Remix)”.
The move came after the “Break My Soul” singer apparently changed her lyrics to remove Lizzo’s name during her Boston concert, leading fans to believe it was an intentional omission in response to the lawsuit against the “Truth Hurts” rapper.
However, soon after, Beyoncé’s stylist mother Tina Knowles, 69, shut down fan speculation on Instagram, writing: “She also didn’t say her sister’s name, you really should stop.”
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