NEED TO KNOW
- Shakira’s New Jersey live performance at MetLife Stadium faces a visitors nightmare amid NJ Transit strike that went into impact at midnight on Friday, Might 16
- Followers touring to the venue, which holds over 80,000, ought to construct in further time for journey and have a backup plan in place
- Shakira is ready to carry out at different venues all through North America by means of June
Shakira concertgoers might have to hunt alternate routes to see her Friday night time present.
On Friday, Might 16, 450 New Jersey Transit employees of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) walked off the job at midnight over a pay dispute, per NBC.
The transit system impacts 350,000 commuters each day, together with these touring to MetLife Stadium that night for Shakira’s live performance.
Shakira, 48, is at the moment on tour for her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour, which kicked off its North American leg on Tuesday, Might 13 in North Carolina.
The “Hips Do not Lie” singer additionally carried out at MetLife Stadium on Might 15 forward of the strike, however there was no transportation operating to the present in East Rutherford.
Usually, there are trains to move individuals to MetLife Stadium from Secaucus and again following the occasion, permitting them to attach with different NJT traces and head again into New York Penn Station. This disruption will have an effect on many journey plans for the exhibits.
The venue, which might maintain 82,500 individuals, posted a reminder to their attendees about touring to the present, which many might need finished by way of prepare. “Who’s prepared for Shakira’s ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour’ tonight? 💃 ⚠️ REMINDER: There isn’t any NJ TRANSIT service to the present.⚠️,” the Instagram put up learn.
“Tonight’s present is rain 🌦️ or shine ☀️, reminder that umbrellas ☂️ aren’t allowed within the stadium. Plan forward to reach early and keep away from heavy commuter visitors within the space.”
Alternate methods to get to MetLife are carpooling or ridesharing (which can expertise longer wait occasions and value surges), together with reserving a Megabus ticket.
Moreover, these driving in and dropping off family and friends members on the present are inspired to park their automobiles and never depart the world till the present ends to assist with the stream of visitors.
All concertgoers also needs to construct in further journey time attending to MetLife.
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Shakira’s Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour beforehand suffered setbacks throughout its worldwide leg earlier this yr. In February, she was hospitalized for an “belly difficulty” forcing her to cancel her Lima, Peru live performance.
The next week, her present in Medellín, Colombia was postponed on account of security issues with the venue’s roof. A live performance in Santiago, Chile in early March, was additionally postponed on account of stage manufacturing points.
Following her MetLife Stadium present, Shakira will head to cities equivalent to Boston, Toronto, Miami, Detroit, Houston and San Diego earlier than concluding the Nroth American leg of the tour in San Francisco on June 30.
