Chris Stapleton.Photo:Kevin Winter/Getty
Kevin Winter/Getty
Due to the devastatingCanada wildfiresgoing on at the moment and poor air quality throughout several areas of the United States,Chris Stapletonhas postponed an outdoor concert.
The Grammy-winning 45-year-old country star’s team took toInstagramon Wednesday to let fans know he wouldn’t be able to go on stage in Syracuse, New York as planned that night.
“Due to the ongoing air conditions in the greater Syracuse area, tomorrow night’s show at St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview will be rescheduled to a later date,” wrote Stapleton’s reps.
As of June 7, there are 423 active fires across Canada —246 of them out of control, according tothe Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.
According to theNew York Times, a storm system swirling off the coast of Nova Scotia in recent days forced the smoke from these fires south into the United States, and then east — toward some of the most densely populated areas in the country.
New York City has anair quality alert in effectfor the five boroughs as well as Long Island, the Hudson Valley and parts of Connecticut. Plus, a “red flag warning” has been issued for much of New Jersey because of an elevated fire risk.
On Thursday morning,Syracuse.comreported that local officials claimed the air in Central New York is starting to clear, but it’s still considered “unhealthy.” At that time, the air quality index was measured at 164.
Chris Stapleton.Theo Wargo/Getty
Stapleton is currently in the midst of a North American tour, and his next show is scheduled for Friday at Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts. His tour is set to make stops in cities including Denver, Baltimore, Nashville, Toronto, Memphis, Houston, Austin, Dallas and more through October.
Last month, he won entertainer of the year at the 58thAcademy of Country Music Awardsand dedicated the honor tohis and wife Morgane’s five kids: Ada, Waylon, Macon, Samuel and another son, whose name has not been revealed.
“I never thought of myself as somebody who’d win this award. I’m so grateful for each and every person who works so hard to make us able to do what we do — my wife Morgane, thank you,” said Stapleton in his acceptance speech.
“I"m really at a loss of what to say, but I want to say, my kids sitting at home, they give up a lot of my time, a lot of my wife’s time so we can do this,” he concluded. “This is for them.”
source: people.com
