Fans who were looking forward to seeing Lollapalooza in Colombia and seeing Rihanna perform are disappointed to hear this news.
Lollapalooza, the U.S. based festival in Chicago, is looking to expand to other countries with Colombia scheduled to become the latest event, but was forced to cancel because Rihanna pulled out last minute citing Zika concerns.
“The organizers wish to express their deep appreciation to all the fans who supported the festival since day one, as well as the sponsors and the media partners,” a statement (written in Spanish) on the official Lollapalooza Colombia website said on Friday, July 1.
Other scheduled headliners included Lana Del Rey, Disclosure, Wiz Khalifa, and The Chainsmokers.
Due to the last minute cancellation from Rihanna, festival organizers were also forced to cancel because of insufficient time to find a replacement headliner, but they do have plans to return to Colombia in the future.