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Fenway Park Cancels Shakira and Jason Aldean Shows Following Stage Safety Inspection

A routine safety inspection flagged structural flaws in the stage, triggering last-minute cancellations with refunds underway.

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Overview

  • Two headline concerts by Shakira and Jason Aldean with Brooks & Dunn were canceled hours before showtime on May 29 and May 30 at Boston’s Fenway Park after stage inspections.
  • Boston Inspectional Services halted both events after identifying structural deficiencies in the stage build during a routine safety check.
  • Disappointed ticket holders who had traveled and made arrangements expressed anger online, with some demanding full reimbursements and calling for a Red Sox boycott.
  • Fenway Park and Live Nation have directed fans to claim refunds through their original point of purchase, and those refunds are now being processed.
  • The Fenway Concert Series will carry on with Hozier in June, and Shakira’s Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour will resume in Washington D.C. on May 31.