Black Eyed Peas massive show canceled

Sixty-thousand fans are still reeling after last night’s concert to benefit the Robin Hood Foundation anti-poverty concert was canceled at the last minute due to thunder and rain. The show was scheduled to take place on Central Park’s Great Lawn and feature the Black Eyed Peas, Taylor Swift, LL Cool J, Debbie Harry, Natasha Bedingfield and more.
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In a statement the Robin Hood Foundation wrote, “The heat wasn’t going to stop them, the rain wasn’t going to stop them, but the lightning — it stopped them. It came down to safety for everyone. Organizers are hoping to reschedule, so ticket buyers should hold onto their tickets. Robinhood.org will have information in the next week or so.”

Many of the artists took to twitter last night to vent their own frustrations with Swift tweeting, “I was like ‘I get to sing with Fergie in NYC?!’ and then there was rain and lightning and they’re like ‘it’s canceled’ and I was like [sad emoticon].” Similarly the Black Eyed Peas, who performed an abbreviated set backstage for fans, were also upset with will.i.am writing, “I’m so sad the show got postponed.”