*Bruno Mars’ world tour ended on an unexpected note as the Silk Sonic singer found himself receiving instructions to evacuate Israel.
According to Billboard, the evacuation came amid terrorist attacks. Mars was set to perform two sold-out concerts at HaYarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel last Saturday (Oct. 7) when reports surfaced early that day of “a coordinated Hamas-led terrorist attack that would escalate the ongoing Israel-Palestinian conflict.”
Later that day, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared on television later that day to declare his country was now “at war” with Hamas.
Live Nation responded accordingly with a statement by Saturday afternoon, saying Mars’ concert was canceled. The cancellation of Mars’ show day expanded to a planned concert the next day (Oct. 8) in Doha, Qatar, after the Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix, was called off.
The Saturday show was supposed to have been the second-to-last stop on Mars’ world tour, which landed in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Oct. 1 before making its way to Israel.
“All ticket purchases to the show will receive an automatic refund to the credit card through which the purchase was made,” a statement Bluestone Group shared online.
If the show had gone on, Mars would have been in rare company as the third American artist ever to perform two sold-out concerts at HaYarkon Park. The other two American singers to perform at the venue were Madonna in 2009 and Michael Jackson in 1993.
Source: Bruno Mars Evacuation from From Israel was So Sudden He Couldn’t Take Band’s Equipment | VIDEO
