Overview

• Shakira’s May 29 performance and Jason Aldean with Brooks & Dunn’s May 30 show were scrapped when pre-show checks revealed unsafe stage build-out conditions.
• Boston Inspectional Services identified stage components that failed to meet safety standards, and Mayor Michelle Wu confirmed the promoter opted to cancel the events for precautionary reasons.
• Ticket holders who traveled for the concerts voiced frustration online as organizers directed fans to claim refunds at their original point of purchase.
• The structural setback in Boston prompted the cancellation of Shakira’s next tour date at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., due to routing complications.
• Fenway Concert Series officials say the rest of the summer lineup, featuring artists like Hozier, The Lumineers and My Chemical Romance, will proceed as planned.