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WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� One day before the kickoff concert for World Pride 2025 in the nation’s capital, headlining performer Shakira has abruptly cancelled due to equipment difficulties.

鈥淲e are deeply disappointed that unforeseen circumstances have forced the cancellation鈥� of the concert, the Capital Pride Alliance, the main World Pride organizer, said in a Friday statement. 鈥淯pdates about the relocated Opening Ceremony program will be released as soon as they are finalized!鈥�

The multi-platinum singer had been scheduled to headline the opening celebrations Saturday night at Nationals Park. The reasons are apparently an extension of equipment issues related to her Thursday night concert in Boston’s Fenway Park, which was it was set to begin. A Friday night concert at Fenway for country star Jason Aldean was also cancelled.

鈥淒ue to complications with the previous show in Boston, Shakira鈥檚 full tour production cannot be transported to Washington, D.C. in time for her scheduled performance at Nationals Park,鈥� the Capital Pride Alliance statement said. 鈥淒espite every effort to make it happen, it is not possible to move forward as planned.鈥�

The Alliance noted that the was still on for opening weekend, and said the kickoff ceremony would be relocated and reorganized.

The cancellation presents a further challenge for the Alliance, but at least a non-political one. Organizers have already said they expected international attendance to measurably suffer as a result of concern and anger in the LGBTQ+ community over President Donald Trump’s policies.

Trump鈥檚 public antipathy for trans protections and drag shows has already prompted two international LGBTQ+ organizations, Eagle Canada and the African Human Rights Coalition, to issue warnings against traveling to the U.S. at all. The primary concern is that trans or non-binary individuals would face trouble entering the country if passport control officers enforce the administration鈥檚 strict binary view of gender status.

Some potential international participants have this year鈥檚 events, either out of fear of harassment or as a boycott against Trump鈥檚 policies. But others have called for a domestic mobilization to flood the capital.

Capital Pride Alliance Executive Director Ryan Bos said that security fencing would be installed surrounding the final two-day concert and rally on a multi-block stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue.

Early hotel reservation numbers for the final World Pride weekend, June 6-8, were originally down from the previous year, according to Destination D.C., which tracks reservations.

But Destination D.C. President Elliott Ferguson told reporters on Thursday that, 鈥渨hat we鈥檙e seeing now is a surge at the last minute, especially with the national community.鈥�

Ferguson speculated that concerns about international attendance had 鈥済alvanized the local community, the national community to want to come to the city.鈥�

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