Drake concert in Vancouver postponed due to technical issues

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Monday’s Drake concert at Rogers Arena in Vancouver has been postponed.
A notification on Live Nation sent out on Monday afternoon says: “Due to unforeseen circumstances with the newly installed scoreboard at Rogers Arena, tonight’s Drake performance will now take place on Wednesday, August 30.”
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The postponement came within two hours of the doors opening for the concert.
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All tickets for Monday’s show — which was supposed to be the first of two performances of Drake’s ‘It’s All A Blur’ Tour in Vancouver — will be honoured on Wednesday, according to Live Nation.
The concert scheduled for Tuesday is expected to go ahead as planned.
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Some fans, many of whom travelled into town or waited in line outside the stadium today to score tickets, were understandably upset about the late-breaking news.
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Others have been left wondering if they will receive a refund if they are unable to attend Wednesday’s make-up show.
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According to Live Nation’s web page, refunds for postponed shows “are determined on an event-by-event basis by the event organizer.”
“If the event organizer approves refunds and/or credits, we will send you a notification explaining your options, and you may submit a request for a refund or credit. Alternatively, you may simply keep your ticket(s) to the postponed, rescheduled, or moved event.”
If a show has been postponed for more than 60 days — and no rescheduled dates have been announced — a 30-day window for refunds will open at that time.
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