Stray Kids concerts in Saudi Arabia were highly anticipated by fans attending the Riyadh Seasons festival; however, they were canceled just hours after they started, on the night of January 14 (AST).
The event is a multi-week entertainment festival in Saudi Arabia that includes different types of art. It started in 2019 and had BTS as its first k-pop guest. The following year it postponed its edition due to COVID-19.
In 2021, the cultural event made a strong comeback and announced Stray Kids and Chungha as part of its 2022 concert lineup. Those events were scheduled for this January 14 (AST).
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However, hours before the performance began, and with thousands of fans from all over the world waiting to see the artists in person, Riyadh Season announced the cancellation via social media due to a strong storm.
“Due to extreme weather conditions tonight’s Stray Kids and Chungha show has been postponed. We will provide further updates soon” they tweeted.
Due to extreme weather conditions tonight’s Stray Kids and Chungha show has been postponed. We will provide further updates soon.
— موسم الرياض | Riyadh Season (@RiyadhSeason) January 14, 2022
After the cancellation of the concerts, it began to spread on Twitter that numerous fans who were waiting for the shows were missing in the midst of the chaos. It was also reported that Riyadh Season staff members assaulted fans, and there were cases of harassment and kidnapping attempts.
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K-pop fandoms from all over the world came together on the social network to replicate information about missing people. Netizens claimed that both Stray Kids staff and the police joined the help at the scene.
According to updates, many fans reported missing have already been located and are safe. However, there were still people who were wanted by friends and family.
