What Marc Anthony promised as an unforgettable night ended as an endless wait for his fans after the “streaming” platform used for his long-awaited virtual concert collapsed.
The failure of the show generated a wave of memes and comments of all kinds, including insults, taunts, jokes …
After midnight the salsero Marc Anthony issued a statement, On their social networks, where he apologized to the audience for not being able to enjoy his first virtual concert “Tonight”.
“First of all I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart to the unprecedented number of fans from all over the world who signed up to see my‘ Tonight ’concert and couldn’t witness given the overwhelming lawsuit that caused the total collapse of the “sttreaming” platform, Has exposed.
He adds: “I deeply feel the failure of this technology, which is completely out of my control. They can be sure that I do not want to rest and we will do everything possible to give them the opportunity, to all the people who with so much effort they acquired their tickets because they can see the concert as soon as we can and that they can enjoy it. “
The inconvenience ended up leaving the fanatic annoyed and disappointed after technical problems prevented the start of the event. Memes on social media were not long in coming.
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The concert was scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. Saturday, April 17, and was sold as its “first and only global live digital broadcast concert.” However, the fan base waited more than four hours without knowing what would happen.
At 8:33 p.m., an announcement was posted on the artist’s Twitter account, seen by Listín Diari, of an announcement about the delay and the problems facing the digital platform.
“Good night! The concert hasn’t started yet. The Master Platform is having drawbacks. We appreciate your patience and the show will start in a few minutes. The team is working as fast as possible. @Loudliveinc,” the artist said in a Tweet that was later deleted.
As time went on, more and more followers of the artist protested on social media for the delay, even turning Marc Anthony into a trend on Twitter.
“If I were Marc Anthony’s crisis advisor cancel the concert, I offer public apologies, forced employers to return money from tickets, sue employers for reputation damage and the week I give a free concert on Youtube,” comment Jimmy Montes on Twitter.
Many users used the words “I feel cheated” or “get my money back.”
Another user wrote, “Millions of Latin Americans were left with a bitter taste.”
The concert titled “One Night,” which was supposed to be streamed live from Miami via streaming, usually cost $ 40 per e-ticket.