Ed Sheeran's Gillette Stadium shows cancelled over severe weather warnings
Two Ed Sheeran concerts at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, tonight and tomorrow have been cancelled because of severe weather warnings, with safety cited.
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Two Ed Sheeran concerts at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, have been cancelled. The shows were due to take place tonight and tomorrow.
The cancellations were announced because of severe weather warnings. Organisers said the safety of fans, staff and everyone involved was the reason.
Gillette Stadium is owned by Robert Kraft. An earlier cancellation involving Macklemore on the tour was also mentioned, but no clear link to the current decision was given.
Weather checks for the Boston area showed a severe chance of rain around 10pm tonight, though conditions did not look particularly bad. Tomorrow looked wetter, with heavy rain possible.
No new dates for the two shows have been announced.
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Key Claims
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| Claim | Sky News |
|---|---|
| Gillette Stadium is owned by Robert Kraft. | |
| Two Ed Sheeran concerts at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts were cancelled due to severe weather warnings, with the safety of fans and staff cited as the reason. |
Channel Perspectives
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Sky News broke into its coverage with the cancellations as breaking news and kept the focus on the basic announcement. It stressed safety and gave a quick Boston weather check, while also noting that Gillette Stadium is owned by Robert Kraft. It briefly raised an earlier Macklemore cancellation on the tour, but did not develop that angle.
- “Ed Sheeran's two concerts at the Gillette Stadium tonight and tomorrow in Foxborough in Massachusetts have been cancelled due to severe weather warnings”
- “the safety of fans staff and everyone involved has prompted the cancellation”
- “tomorrow looks worse actually pretty wet”
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