"Mayday" held the "Back to That Day" 25th Anniversary Concert at the Central Harbourfront in Hong Kong for 7 consecutive days. Following the failure of the concert due to heavy rain the day before yesterday (April 30), yesterday afternoon, a giant balloon used for stage decoration was suspected of being caused by wires. Short circuit and fire.
html At 17:16 on May 1st, the record company of the well-known group Mayday @believe in music bin-music suddenly issued an emergency announcement:"Due to extreme bad weather and heavy rain, caused some stage facilities to malfunction. In order to ensure the safety of the audience and staff In order to ensure the safety of the artists, after careful evaluation, regrets to inform that tonight’s performance on 1/5/2024 will be postponed to 9/5/2024. We ask for your understanding and forgiveness.”
Netizens reported that the concert props were suspected of catching fire
In response, the organizer UnitteGao Entertainment sincerely apologizes for any inconvenience caused to all viewers. All viewers can watch the show on May 9th with their original tickets from May 1st or apply for a refund unconditionally.
Tegao Entertainment will release the detailed content and details on the official platforms of Tegao Entertainment and Believe Music as soon as possible after further consultation with relevant parties.
A clip was circulated on the Internet yesterday afternoon, showing that a giant balloon device caught fire on the Mayday concert stage. Some staff members were holding fire extinguishers and riding a lift to get close to the location of the fire to put out the fire. After receiving the report, the Fire Services Department rushed to the scene to assist in the firefighting. No one was injured in the incident.
The record company Believe Music stated in response to the incident: "Due to the bad weather, there was a situation with the stage facilities, which is being actively understood and dealt with. No one was injured in the incident, and it did not affect the operation of other stage facilities." As soon as the news came out, many fans of Fryer. Fans and fans who had already arrived at the scene were shocked by this decision. Many of them are from the mainland and deliberately booked expensive holiday tickets and hotels early to prepare to enjoy the May Day fireworks in the background of Hong Kong’s May Day fireworks show. It was a wonderful performance, but now the vacation was wasted, and the money for air tickets and hotels was wasted.
Of course, this is an unexpected situation caused by extreme weather, a serious "force majeure factor", and it is understandable that the organizer chooses a conservative plan. Some mainland fans and fans who were present expressed their understanding of this. After calming down, they took photos and even sat on the beach together singing "oaoa" to enjoy themselves in the midst of hardship.
However, some mainland fans also raised some questions: The concert was cancelled. Why did notify the cancellation less than 2 hours before it started? equipment failure, does it take more than a week to repair? It will be held again on May 9th. The long holiday has long passed and the endorsement has long expired. Where will there be time to continue watching? Will there be certain compensation for the losses caused by the sudden postponement?
Fans in Hong Kong even went to the "Believe in Music" Weibo message area to express their dissatisfaction. A fan of
said: "Can those from other places in the comment section forgive those who have already arrived? Please urge Xiangyin's compensation plan to be real! What should I do to the fans who have gone through all the trouble to get to Hong Kong with your easy understanding? ?" The comment received more than a thousand likes. Another fan of
also complained: "Although, it's really not easy for us to come here! We came in the rain! The high-speed rail and high-speed rail were delayed, and the plane and plane were canceled. It took a day and a night, how many transfers, no I finally got there without sleeping. What can we do? Who cares about me? Why are you watching me at work on the 9th?" This comment also received more than a thousand likes.
In addition, some fans said that everyone has spent a lot of money, energy and time to go to Hong Kong to watch the Mayday concert. This temporary cancellation and postponement for such a long time is really a huge blow. If it is only postponed by one or two Today, it will be held again before the end of the signing and holiday. It doesn’t matter even if there is no stage effect. So far, the organizer and "Believe in Music" have not responded to this.
Some fans also expressed their understanding and put safety first:
[Previous report]
In fact, in addition to yesterday’s emergency, the Mayday concert the night before yesterday (April 30) was canceled halfway due to heavy rain in Hong Kong.
On the evening of April 30, it rained heavily in Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong Observatory issued multiple warnings!
Some netizens posted that the ongoing Mayday concert was canceled directly.
Afterwards, @mayday posted an explanation in the early morning: "Life is always full of sudden / sudden gentle sunshine / sudden longing for you / including Hong Kong tonight / sudden thunderstorm on the Central Harbourfront / sudden online live broadcast The extra encore / is also so sudden / makes that day in future memories / unique and unforgettable / thank you for accompanying me in the heavy rain in May / but can’t extinguish the enthusiasm..."
editor | Cheng Peng Dubo
proofread | Chen Keming
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