PHOENIX (AP) 鈥 Sweltering heat in Phoenix that has routinely broken records this summer led to yet another canceled concert, with rapper 50 Cent calling the triple-digit temperatures 鈥渄angerous.鈥
Rapper 50 Cent said Monday that his scheduled show Tuesday night at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, an outdoor venue in west Phoenix, was postponed because of the sweltering weather.
鈥淚鈥檒l be back in Arizona soon! 116 degrees is dangerous for everyone,鈥 the rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, wrote on social media.
好色tv Weather Service meteorologists in Phoenix said Monday鈥檚 high topped off at 117 degrees Fahrenheit (47 degrees Celsius). Tuesday鈥檚 temperature also is expected to reach 117 degrees, which would break the previous record of 113 degrees (45 degrees Celsius) for Aug. 29, set in 1981.
50 Cent joins the likes of other musicians whose shows have been impacted by the area's scorching temperatures this summer.
In July, heavy metal band Disturbed postponed its concert, saying equipment wouldn't work in metro Phoenix's excessive heat. That outdoor show at the Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre has been rescheduled for March 2, 2024.
And at country singer Morgan Wallen鈥檚 July 19 concert in Phoenix, some fans complained on social media that some concession stands at Chase Field ran out of water. Others said they left the venue early because of the hot conditions despite the baseball stadium鈥檚 retractable roof being closed.
Phoenix is closing in on the record for most 110-degree (43 degrees Celsius) days in a year 鈥 53 days, set in 2020. Weather Service meteorologists said Tuesday marked the 51st day.
There was no immediate word on when 50 Cent鈥檚 Phoenix show on his 鈥淭he Final Lap Tour鈥 will be rescheduled.
Millions of people across the Southwest experienced a in July, including in Phoenix, which had a with temperatures over 110 degrees.
