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Beyonce's tour paid $100,000 to extend DC Metro hours after weather delayed show

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Beyoncé wanted to make sure attendees of her Renaissance World tour got home safely

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  1. CBS News

    Beyonce's tour paid $100,000 to extend DC Metro hours after weather delayed show (opens CBS News)

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    Beyoncé wanted to make sure attendees of her Renaissance World tour got home safely

  2. Variety

    Beyoncé Pays D.C. Metro $100,000 to Keep Trains Running After Bad Weather Delays Concert (opens Variety)

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    Beyoncé made sure her fans were able to get home safe after attendees of her Aug. 6 show in Washington, D.C.’s FedEx Field were forced to shelter in place due to heavy rain and lightning. The…

  3. Rolling Stone

    Beyoncé Tour Pays $100,000 to Extend DC Metro After Rained-Delayed Show (opens Rolling Stone)

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    “The extended time means the #BeyHive can stay for the ‘Party’ and still get home on Metro,” read a statement from the Metro Authority

  4. CNN

    Beyoncé's tour paid $100,000 to extend DC Metro hours after weather delayed show (opens CNN)

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    Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” tour paid $100,000 to keep all 98 Metro stations in the Washington, DC, area open for an extra hour after Sunday’s show at the outdoor FedExField venue was delayed because of heavy rain and lightning, a news release from the transit authority said.

  5. CBS News

    Beyoncé's tour paid $100,000 to extend DC Metro concert (opens CBS News)

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    Due to lightning in the area, we are currently under a shelter in place order.

  6. NPR

    Beyoncé's Renaissance tour paid to keep D.C.'s metro running overtime (opens NPR)

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    Heavy rain and lightning delayed the start of one of Beyoncé's shows in suburban Washington, D.C. Her tour paid $100,000 to keep 98 D.C. metro stations open an extra hour, so fans could get home.

  7. NBC News

    Beyoncé's tour paid D.C. Metro $100,000 to keep trains running after bad weather delayed concert (opens NBC News)

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    Train service was extended an extra hour thanks to the funding, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority said.

  8. Jalopnik

    Beyoncé's World Tour Paid $100,000 To Keep D.C. Metro Open Late (opens Jalopnik)

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    The system was kept open an additional hour to help concert-goers get home after the delayed show

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