There is a video at the site.
Posted on 06/10/2022 9:56:18 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Grammy award winner Halsey has had her concert descend into utter chaos with flash flooding and tornado warnings barrelling down on her US gig.
The ‘Bad At Love’ singer was scheduled to perform at Merriweather Post Pavilion, an outdoor venue in Columbia, Maryland, before unexpected torrential rain fell from the sky.
The amphitheatre proceeded to flood with ankle-deep water, seeing concertgoers trudge through the murky depths.
Videos posted online depicted utter chaos as the venue was inundated with water, and the concert was eventually called off for safety reasons.
However, floodwaters weren't the only shocking thing all concertgoers got to see.
Halsey fans were stunned to see one member of the Grammy award winner's crew kick a squirrel into the floodwaters as evacuations commenced.
Poor little guy probably just wanted to get a photo with Halsey.
Concertgoers called for staff to help the squirrel, whom they named Chuck, as the poor animal struggled to get out of the water.
The staffer has since been roasted on social media for giving the squirrel the boot.
One social media user tweeted: “This is not the time to be kicking a squirrel and letting it drown.”
Another said: “Why was the squirrel kicked? I do not understand.”
Thankfully the user who had posted the original video confirmed the squirrel was safe and alive and had ‘taken shelter backstage’.
So Chuck lives to fight another day.
Halsey has not commented on the squirrel but did express her regret over her cancelled show.
"Maryland I don’t even know what to say. If you missed my live, I’ll post something soon explaining what happened. But right now I’m heartbroken and panicked and I just want to know when/that you all get home safely," she said in an online statement.
She added: "I love you guys more than anything."
While there was a major concern for the squirrel, there was an overall feeling of frustration with how the venue staff treated fans and their safety.
There were complaints on Twitter about the venue not having an emergency plan in place, while there were claims staff ‘laughed’ at fans for being worried about the conditions.
Halsey expressed her disappointment in how the situation was dealt with.
She wrote: “I really want to add that I am beyond disappointed with the way the venue handled everything tonight and my rescheduled date will be happening somewhere else. I hear you guys loud and clear I promise.”
One user replied: “Justice for that squirrel.”
There is a video at the site.
Sure that the squirrel was taken back stage.
It may have run off or something, but I doubt anybody knows the real condition of the squirrel.
These people are stunted, retarded. Insane.
Never liked aging but now? It’s a curse to be young.
Never ever an excuse to be cruel to an animal.
I would love seeing their melt down with what my two dogs would do with a varmint.
who?
They don’t know about reality. They must be in constant turmoil. Good.
Not saying I’d kick a squirrel into the water, but some of Halsey’s fans can be consoled by the fact that by helping her get rich, they’re funding a woman who gave $100,000 to Planned Parenthood, the biggest killer of HUMAN babies in this country.
Her song “Bad At Love” is catchy but boy is she a train wreck. A suicide attempt, bipolar, bisexual, an illegitimate child, a Bernie Sanders supporter, a speaker at the anti-Trump women’s March, covered with tattoos. Who would take their philosophy of life from her? MANY young airheads.
Those fans would be shocked how I disposed of 75 of those ravenous rodents. All of them “struggled to get out of the water.”
It’s all fun and games until the red squirrel chews through the wire in your attic and burns your house down, with you in it.
You got that right...I hate squirrels. Rats with a cute fluffy tail.
Halsey concert turns into squirrel-kicking contest.
There was a tornado reported very close to Merriweather (1/4 mile) - which is an outdoor venue. We had torrential downpours that evening/night.
A scene from an indiana jones movie...
No Ticket!
RED squirrels are the worst.
Nowadays “reporting” involves relating what random people say on Twitter.
Squirrels... Otherwise known as ree rats. Oh the horror.
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