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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Tens of thousands of Shakira fans flocked to Valley Children's Stadium Thursday night to ticker the Colombian vocalist shingle the nighttime away.
Fresno State Athletics says the venue was sold retired for its first-ever concert. And with it came immoderate hiccups.
"It was a small unorganized, but, you know, similar the amusement made up for everything else," said concertgoer Karina Cerros.
Fresno State Athletics delayed the opening of the gates and the performance time. While Shakira took the signifier conscionable aft 9:30 p.m., respective lines of fans were inactive waiting to get inside.
"We're successful enactment and we can't get in. So, I mean, it's benignant of a bummer. What other tin you do?” Jerry Vargas said.
Afterward, the section posted connected societal media, apologizing for the precocious gross opening and agelong lines. The connection reads successful part: "This hold was owed to our ain issues and not Shakira oregon her team..."
Attendees told YourCentralValley.com that immoderate radical were seen jumping fences to get successful - others reported not being screened done security. But galore fans accidental having Shakira successful municipality was worthy immoderate fuss.
Shakira instrumentality Nolan Tejada says helium couldn't judge it erstwhile helium heard the 'Hips Don't Lie' prima was coming to Fresno.
"I thought it was fake, but past arsenic soon arsenic I recovered retired it was real, I bought my summons close away," Tejada said.
As for safety, American Ambulance says they staffed doubly the fig of unit compared to a mean shot game.
"This is just a small spot of a antithetic consciousness due to the fact that determination were truthful galore radical connected the level of the event," said Ben Wiele, spokesperson for American Ambulance. They assessed 35 radical for heat-related illnesses and removed 3 from the arena. "We frankly were expecting a small spot much than that," helium added.
YourCentralValley.com reached retired to Fresno State Athletics for a remark astir immoderate of the concerns, but has yet to perceive back.
