The show is expected to go on, after storm
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Update at 7:05 p.m.: Concert organizers anticipate Swift to take the stage at a “delayed start time,” the venue shared around 7 p.m. on Twitter.
“Due to lightning in the area, Nissan Stadium will remain under Shelter in Place until the current storm passes,” organizers shared. The statement continued, “More information will be released ASAP.”
Original story (updated at 6:20 p.m.): Nissan Stadium officials asked Taylor Swift fans to shelter in place Sunday evening as severe storms entered Nashville.
Swift headlines the outdoor Nashville venue Sunday for the third consecutive night on her expansive ‘Eras’ tour.
“For those in Nissan Stadium, please proceed to the shelter areas as directed by staff,” said a statement from the venue posted to social media at 5:40 p.m. CST. “Please remain calm and proceed to the covered and interior areas of the stadium.”
Lightning-producing thunderstorms entered Davidson County around 5:30 p.m., causing concert organizers to issue the advisory. Shortly after the shelter-in-place took effect, the National Weather Service shared that “those in the downtown Nashville area are in the path of this storm and should prepare for lightning.”
The ‘Eras’ tour typically kicks off around 6:30 p.m. local time with two opening acts — Pheobe Bridgers and Gracie Abrams for Sunday night — before Swift takes the stage at 8 p.m. But the show must stay on pause while lightning remains in the area. The venue ceases entertainment when lightning strikes within eight miles of the stage.
After 30 minutes of no lightning strikes within eight miles, the show can resume. Concert officials work with the Nashville Office of Emergency Management and National Weather Service to determine when a show needs to be paused. The concert can proceed if rain remains in the area without lightning.
If a concert-goer arrives at the stadium during a shelter-in-place ordinance, they should wait in the car until organizers give an all-clear via social media.
“The next few hours are doing to be dicey across Nashville Metro,” the National Weather Service tweeted around 5 p.m. Sunday. “Storms are already in the vicinity and more widespread activity looks to move in before 8 p.m.”
As a downpour drenched the stage and stadium seating, fans waited out the storm with impromptu singalongs inside the concourse, per multiple videos posted to social media.
“WE ARE READY,” one fan tweeted with a brief video of fans singing Swift’s 2019 song “Cruel Summer.” Another section of shelter-in-place fans led a singalong to throwback hit “You Belong With Me.”
Another concert-goer posted a video of the ongoing rain, comparing the storm to the popular Disneyland ride Splash Mountain.
This is a developing story. Check back with Tennessean.com for more information.
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