Ciara Grounded By Cyclone, Deflects Blame For Shortened NZ Concert — billboard.com

Ciara's Australasian tour has turned out to be more eventful than anticipated. A cyclone has nixed the artist's sole Australian date, while a New Zealand booking agency is taking all the blame for a truncated mid-week performance which has been branded a disaster. The American R&B singer and actress arrived late on stage for her show Wednesday night at Ilam Fields in Christchurch. And when she did appear (reportedly at 11pm, some 90 minutes after the scheduled start), she performed just a handful of songs. It's been widely reported that she took the mic for less than 10 minutes.

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