Rihanna was due to perform on Friday in Nice, and was in the city on Thursday when the deadly attack occurred. On late Thursday, after a fireworks show in Nice to celebrate Bastille Day, a massive truck drove into a crowd of people along the Promenade des Anglais. Rihanna’s show was booked at the Allianz Stadium in Nice for Friday, but her concert now stands cancelled, reports E! news . Former Mayor of Nice Christian Estrosi tweeted about it:
The English translation for the tweet: Tomorrow the city flags will be at half mast. After the cancellation of Rihanna’s concert, the jazz festival is cancelled. Rihanna posted about it on her Instagram account as well:
The singer is still in Nice and is trying to figure out a way to get out safely. France in now under terror alert for the next 30 days.
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