Ed Sheeran's Hong Kong concert cancelled due to lightning storm

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Ed Sheeran's Hong Kong concert cancelled due to lightning storm

The 28-yr-onetime singer apologised to his fans on Instagram after the gig was cancelled.

Vocalist-songwriter Ed Sheeran'due south concert in Hong Kong was cancelled on Thursday (Apr 18) because of a lightning storm.

The 28-year-quondam singer apologised to his fans on Instagram later on the gig that was prepare to be held at the Fantasy Road Outdoor Venue Hong Kong Disneyland was cancelled.

"I'yard very very sorry for wasting your fourth dimension," he said. "I'thou so distressing that people have come out and waited in the rain and got moisture and for no show.

"It has naught to do with me," he said.

He explained that he and his coiffure were all set up when they were informed of the lightning storm. They were instructed to wait it out, simply the show was later officially cancelled.

Sheeran added that refunds would be given.

Ed Sheeran's concert in Hong Kong on Th (Apr 18) was cancelled considering of bad weather. (Photo: Facebook/Ed Sheeran Hong Kong Fans Page)

Disgruntled concertgoers took to social media to air their disappointment near the show existence pulled.

Some fans had reported beingness stuck in the rain for hours.

"The worst event arrangement ever. Thousand people kept waiting under heavy pelting and thunderstorms," said Mani Ku on Facebook.

"Standing under heavy rain for 3 more hours! Nosotros came there from Zhuhai and I take heard some fans even came from Beijing ... Wasted chiliad bucks for transportation with all-wet-trunk back home!"

"I cannot believe there was no contingency when holding an outdoor concert in a calendar month that is known for rain," said Kate Tang on Facebook. "If lightning was a problem- why was it ok for the audience to exist stood exterior for hours in the pelting and lightning?"

"Nosotros are soaking moisture in Hong Kong waiting for you to come out!," said Ray Chu on Twitter.

Before the prove was cancelled, concert promoter AEG Presents Asia posted on Facebook that the the gig would exist "temporarily delayed".

This is the second time Sheeran's concert has been cancelled in Hong Kong. He was forced to cancel a show in Hong Kong in 2022 after a bicycle accident. Attempts to reschedule for April last year were unsuccessful considering of "scheduling conflicts and limited venue availability".

Ed Sheeran's Hong Kong concert cancelled due to lightning storm

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