Britney Spears’ Vancouver concert goes dark due to ‘ventilation issues’

2009-04-09 18:24:20 (GMT) (Caymanmama.com - Entertainment News)

The most recent stop on the Britney Spears’ Circus tour in Vancouver, Canada ended up taking a brief delay due to too much smoke

San Diego, California (CaymanMama.com) – The most recent stop on the Britney Spears’ Circus tour in Vancouver, Canada ended up taking a brief delay due to too much smoke.

The pop sensation issued an apology to ticket holders of last night’s performance after too much smoke on stage led to a 30-minute delay of the concert.

After three songs, Spears stormed off stage without telling the audience why and left a flurry of boos in her wake as the crowd sat in a dark arena, some chanting her name.

“The building is awfully smoky,” a female announcer explained to the sold-out crowd, according to the Vancouver Sun. “It’s become uncomfortable and unsafe for the performers, including Ms. Spears.

“Please extinguish all cigarettes…The show will resume as soon as the air around the stage is clear.”

According to E! Online, “A spokesman for Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment, which owns GM Place, the venue where the Sconcert was held, said that despite initial reports claiming the smoky air was a byproduct of toking-up concertgoers, the smoke was believed to be from cigarettes, not marijuana.”

The rep for Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment did not comment on the reason why cigarettes were being lit up to begin with, given smoking indoors is illegal there.

“We want to apologize to all the fans who attended our Vancouver show tonight for the brief pause in Britney’s set,” a statement on Spears’ blog said. “Crew members above the stage became ill due to a ventilation issue.”

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