Mariah Axes South American Dates

The singer made the announcement via Twitter. “Devastated my shows in Chile, Argentina & Brazil had to be cancelled. My fans deserve better than how some of these promoters treated them,” she wrote.

Fans were promised refunds for tickets, and Carey also tweeted that she would try to schedule new dates in the region for 2017. Fans were understandably outraged at the late notice though, as many had not only made plans to attend, but had also made transportation and housing arrangements.

“Maybe you had a really good reason to cancel but not three days before your concert … and if it was a problem with [B]razil then why cancelling Chile and Argentina,” one jaded fan wrote on her Instagram. “Sure [you] don’t care because [you] can still dance covered in all your money but guess what there are lots of fans who made a huge effort here in Chile to buy tickets and [have] been waiting so many years to see [you]… all for nothing.”

Many fans wrote they had been waiting more than 20 years to see the singer in their country just once, and were heartbroken by the cancellations.

The Buenos Aires show was being held at Estadio G.E.B.A., and cursory research showed that it was being promoted by Simon Says Eventos. The Chile show was promoted by Fenix Entertainment Group.

Alianz Parque in Sao Paulo directed patrons to the Facebook page for Stage Entertainment for info about refunds. A rough translation of a statement on Stage Entertainment’s Facebook page notes the blame Carey cast on promoters and claimed it had complied with all of her contractual obligations.

Because of language barriers it was hard to nail down details at press time of exactly how many promoters were associated with the canceled leg of Carey’s tour and her representatives were unavailable for comment.