{"id":26249,"date":"2022-09-05T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/?p=26249"},"modified":"2022-09-05T18:30:25","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T13:00:25","slug":"the-weeknd-cancels-sofi-stadium-concert-after-losing-his-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2022\/09\/05\/the-weeknd-cancels-sofi-stadium-concert-after-losing-his-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weeknd Cancels SoFi Stadium Concert After Losing His Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Weeknd, who was performing at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles as part of his After Hours Til Dawn Tour, canceled his sold-out show mid-performance after he told fans that he lost his voice. The \u2018Blinding Lights\u2019 singer was performing his hit \u2018Can&#8217;t Feel My Face\u2019 off his 2015 album \u2018Beauty Behind The Madness\u2019 when he&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/music\/story\/2022-09-03\/weeknd-cancels-sofi-stadium-concert-los-angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">walked<\/a>&nbsp;off stage, according to Los Angeles Times, and the song came to an end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just as another song started and the lights came back up, The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, returned to the stage. He said he had lost his voice. He apologized for having to cancel the show&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/music\/story\/2022-09-03\/weeknd-cancels-sofi-stadium-concert-los-angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">saying<\/a>, &#8220;I&#8217;m going to make sure everyone is good, you&#8217;ll get your money back.\u201d &#8220;But I&#8217;ll do a show real soon for you guys.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theweeknd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@theweeknd<\/a> just canceled his la show like 2 songs in from the stage at sofi stadium <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0auaraL6tW\">pic.twitter.com\/0auaraL6tW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David Viramontes (@davidviramontes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidviramontes\/status\/1566284983886483461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI wanted to personally apologize to you guys and not tweet it or Instagram it or whatever. I can\u2019t give you what I want to give you,\u201d he says in a video shared on Twitter by a concertgoer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI apologize, I\u2019m so sorry. I love you guys so much,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidviramontes\/status\/1566284983886483461?s=20&amp;t=EqolPSZ6AqAMwSRlq1-lhg\">added<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You May Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2022\/02\/07\/5-things-we-learned-from-the-weeknd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"5 Things We Learned From The Weeknd\">5 Things We Learned From The Weeknd<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Weeknd also took to Twitter to apologize to his fans in a statement. \u201cMy voice went out during the first song and I\u2019m devastated. Felt it go and my heart dropped,\u201d he&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidviramontes\/status\/1566284983886483461?s=20&amp;t=EqolPSZ6AqAMwSRlq1-lhg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">began<\/a>. \u201cMy deepest apologies to my fans here. I promise I\u2019ll make it up to you with a new date.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wJ73kRWxRC\">pic.twitter.com\/wJ73kRWxRC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Abel Tesfaye (@theweeknd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theweeknd\/status\/1566293764649340929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u2018See You Again\u2019 hitmaker Charlie Puth who recently collaborated with Jung Kook of BTS for the song \u2018Left and Right\u2019 empathized with The Weeknd. He said he knows \u201cwhat it\u2019s like to lose your voice mid show.\u201d He agreed that the singer had made the right call. \u201cThe people Booing have no idea how hard it is to be a touring musician\u2026,\u201d the Grammy-nominated artist&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charlieputh\/status\/1566579044136673283?s=20&amp;t=LK6nBgBKj3a1PZ52kXgFJg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">added<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I know what it\u2019s like to lose your voice mid show. He made the right decision. The people Booing have no idea how hard it is to be a touring musician\u2026 he will come back and give an amazing show. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5e942bbXXM\">https:\/\/t.co\/5e942bbXXM<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Charlie Puth (@charlieputh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charlieputh\/status\/1566579044136673283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 5, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A reply to Charlie&#8217;s tweet saw a Twitter user explain why some concertgoers may have expressed their disapproval at the show&#8217;s cancellation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Absolutely there\u2019s two sides<\/p>&mdash; Charlie Puth (@charlieputh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charlieputh\/status\/1566580959620759552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 5, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seeing some hate tweets against The Weeknd, American singer Spencer Sutherland said, \u201cit\u2019s the most defeating and devastating feeling for a singer to lose their voice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Weeknd canceled his show tonight after a few songs bc he lost his voice.<br>Don\u2019t hate on him for that, it\u2019s the most defeating and devastating feeling for a singer to lose their voice. It feels like your purpose is gone. If he would\u2019ve kept going, he could\u2019ve hurt it bad.<\/p>&mdash; Spencer Sutherland (@spencermusic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/spencermusic\/status\/1566290518572556288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One Twitter user&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Crystalejandro\/status\/1566296807201800194?s=20&amp;t=zNCK9wOYXmRVB7-ewuKwEw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a>, \u201cWhat song of his even requires that much effort to damage lose his voice?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What song of his even requires that much effort to damage lose his voice? ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X7oOgqI2NQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/X7oOgqI2NQ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Crystal Alejandro (@Crystalejandro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Crystalejandro\/status\/1566296807201800194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You May Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2022\/09\/01\/plastik-funk-drops-funky-sound-with-dj-hina\/\">Plastik Funk Drops \u2018Funky Sound\u2019 With DJ Hina<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another fan thought of conveying their message with pictures. They posted three images &#8211; one of a Vicks VapoRub, a bottle of Sprite, and a bowl of soup with the caption \u201cI got you @theweeknd\u201d reminding us of some of the home remedies devised by our parents, loved ones, or guardians in our homes. If you know,&nbsp;<em>you know<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I got you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theweeknd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@theweeknd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L2Np73gX2t\">pic.twitter.com\/L2Np73gX2t<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bdot (@IsThatBDot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IsThatBDot\/status\/1566293289367613440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A tweet that gained over 40 thousand likes on Twitter made an important point that the singer had been performing live without lip-syncing at his shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Weeknd sang this whole tour LIVE no lip-synching or heavy-ass backtrack, and as soon as he cancels one show for his sake, he&#39;s public enemy #1&#8230;<\/p>&mdash; GENIE (@thicpussymami27) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thicpussymami27\/status\/1566307491423608833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Twitter user&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thoughtfulbae\/status\/1566456692862291969?s=20&amp;t=HyIJzmi1wp_MZxnMDzis8Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a>, \u201cArtists and everyone else are supposed to prioritize their health, not what you want.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why is it controversial that The Weeknd stopped his show to take care of himself? Artists and everyone else are supposed to prioritize their health, not what you want.<\/p>&mdash; Dedee ? (@thoughtfulbae) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thoughtfulbae\/status\/1566456692862291969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fan even made a thread of some of The Weeknd\u2019s live performances, including &#8216;Earned It&#8217;, &#8216;Scared To Live&#8217;, and &#8216;Call Out My Name&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Since people want to test Abel \u201cThe Weeknd\u201d Tesfaye vocal range and talent here\u2019s a thread of his best moments live <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TPPyKRZH7t\">pic.twitter.com\/TPPyKRZH7t<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ? (@JAIDENLlKESTUFF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JAIDENLlKESTUFF\/status\/1566310320251047936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The five-time Grammy-winning artist Dionne Warwick showed her support for the \u2018Heartless\u2019 singer in her&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dionnewarwick\/status\/1566541861715689475?s=20&amp;t=ZXsaCbAxqiSVNZYjcSlfmQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tweet<\/a>: \u201cRest and staying quiet for a few days is all you can do. I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll give a grand show soon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I know that feeling. It\u2019s something that happens to most of us. Rest and staying quiet for a few days is all you can do. I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll give a grand show soon. Take care, baby. ?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O7MP2lUDnh\">https:\/\/t.co\/O7MP2lUDnh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Dionne Warwick (@dionnewarwick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dionnewarwick\/status\/1566541861715689475?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another fan had had enough of people questioning The Weeknd&#8217;s ability to sing and defended the artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Saying the weeknd can barely sing kinda crazy I&#39;m not gon hold you <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DsvbLRepbg\">https:\/\/t.co\/DsvbLRepbg<\/a><\/p>&mdash; just a guy (@notreezy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/notreezy\/status\/1566305943847141376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And finally, here&#8217;s a Twitter user\u2019s witty tweet referencing The Weeknd and his songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Weeknd losing his voice reminded me of when i lost you. All those Blinding Lights but you were brighter. I wish i was Abel to give you more. you dont need to text back, Save Your Tears\u2026tell your mom i said hi..<\/p>&mdash; ??????????????????????????????? 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The \u2018Blinding Lights\u2019 singer was performing his hit \u2018Can&#8217;t Feel My Face\u2019 off his 2015 album \u2018Beauty Behind The Madness\u2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2022\/09\/05\/the-weeknd-cancels-sofi-stadium-concert-after-losing-his-voice\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":184965154,"featured_media":26293,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4294],"tags":[3172],"coauthors":[5154],"class_list":["post-26249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-the-weeknd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/184965154"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26249"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=26249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}