Noah Kahan Apologizes as Powerful Storm Forces NYC Concert Cancellation.
Noah Kahan is ready and eager to offer his supporters an apology. The singer of "Willing and Able" apologized to his disgruntled fans following the terrible weather forced the last-minute cancellation of his July 18 performance at Citi Field in New York City.
“I just want to apologize for the cancellation of our show last night,” in a clip taken by media sources, Kahan stated this during his performance at the venue on July 19. “I know you guys were all here. I don’t expect any sympathy at all.”
The 29-year-old went on to say, “I am so f--king sorry for the folks that stood all day out in the rain and traveled. I’ve been thinking about you guys.”
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Additionally, the Grammy nominee stressed that he and his staff made every effort to prevent the postponement.
“I promise you we did everything we could, weird s--t to try to reschedule it,” he added, “and I’m sorry, I just feel horrible. I’m really sorry. You deserve better than that.”
Also, Kahan mentioned that during his nine years as a touring artist, he has made it a point to reschedule performances whenever feasible rather than completely canceling them.
“I’ve probably played about 500 shows, and I’ve canceled six in my life, and they’ve only ever been when we cannot do anything else but cancel the show,” he clarified. “I promise you I would play in a f--king volcano—in the hole of a volcano—for you all.”
The New York Mets' outdoor stadium, Citi Field, provided fans with information prior to the postponed performance on how the bad weather in the New York City area—which included a tornado warnings, record rainfall, flooding, and thunderstorms—was impacting the Kahan's July 18 performance.
In the end, they broke the terrible news to the audience after delaying the start of the concert and changing the lineup.
“This was a very difficult decision to make, but the first priority is always to keep everyone safe,” the Queens venue's management revealed X in a statement. “Thank you for understanding.”
