Britney Spears show interrupted by 'marijuana' smoke

[kiwi_farmer]

--By our New York staff.

Apr 9, 2009

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Brittany Spears halted her show in Vancouver last night after just three songs because it was too smokey in the arena.

 

The singer who is currently on the road supporting her ‘Circus’ album, walked off stage and remained backstage for over 20 minutes while an announcer told the crowd the show would not continue if people in the audience continued to smoke weed and cigarettes.

 

The announcer told the crowd it was “unsafe” for Spears and her dancers to continue to perform in that environment, reports Perez Hilton.

 

A statement released to the gossip site said: “We want to apologize to all the fans who attended our Vancouver show tonight for the brief pause in Britney's set. Crew members above the stage became ill due to a ventilation issue."

 

Production staff were reportedly worried that crew working high up would become dizzy from the smoke.

 

Spears herself then issued an anti-marijuana message at the end of her show, telling the audience: "Thanks Vancouver. You were wonderful. Drive safe. Don't smoke weed!"

[DarkSpark]

bah stupid britney spears, i suppose she would rather smoke ice or something like that... She should have been thanking them for the free passive.

[lightning]

Rock and roll road crew complaining about smoke, yeah right .....not in my experience.

[luciddreaming]

"Don't smoke weed!"

Wow, you can tell she really means that....

She has to keep up this clean-girl image for a while I s'pose.

[Al Fish]

"Just say 'No!'"

It is understandable. I'd have to be really wacked to sit through a Brittany Spears concert! God, I'm talking shit-faced, hands and knees, nodding off, fouling my trousers!! A whole concert of Brittany Spears?

Just carry me into the concert on a stretcher!

Al.