Thursday, March 28, 2024

CW Delays 2-Night Broadcast of ‘iHeart Radio Music Festival’ After Las Vegas Shootings

Quavo, DJ Khaled, Travis Scott, and Chance The Rapper perform onstage during the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 23, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Quavo, DJ Khaled, Travis Scott, and Chance The Rapper perform onstage during the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 23, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

*The CW is postponing its planned two-night broadcast of the iHeart Radio Music Festival following the deadly Las Vegas shootings that have left at least 59 dead and more than 520 injured.

The network taped the festival Sept. 22 and 23 in Las Vegas and was set to broadcast the concert on Wednesday and Thursday as part of its fall launch. Quavo, DJ Khaled, Travis Scott and Chance The Rapper are among the performers.

Instead, repeats of CW shows will now take over the 8-10 p.m. slots on both nights, and new airdates for the festival will be announced at a later date.

“Out of respect to the victims of last Sunday’s terrible tragedy in Las Vegas and their families, The CW Network and iHeartMedia will be postponing this week’s TV broadcast of the iHeartRadio Music Festival. New broadcast dates will be announced at a later time,” The CW and iHeart Media said Monday in a joint statement.

The iHeart Radio Music Festival took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Vegas. Some portions of the fest were held outdoors near the location of this weekend’s Route 91 Harvest country music festival, where a gunman opened fire on thousands of attendees from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino.

The outdoor portion of the iHeart event was not part of the broadcast. Harry Styles, Jared Leto, DJ Khaled, Macklemore, Kesha and Miley Cyrus were also on the bill.

The news comes as red-carpet events for features “Blade Runner 2049” and “Marshall” were canceled following the deadliest shooting in U.S. history.

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