News: Rihanna May Headline All-Star Weekend Concert in Manhattan

Rihanna is currently in talks with the NBA to headline The All-Star Weekend concert in the Flatiron District in Manhattan. According to The NY post, the show is scheduled on February 12th as 5th Ave and Broadway from 23rd to 26th street will be shut down that day. The event is being organized by Jay-Z’s Roc Nation company as necessary lighting and audio equipment will be brought in for the event.

‘The city will turn one of New York’s busiest neighborhoods upside down for four days — all for a 45-minute concert, The Post has learned. The NBA All-Star Weekend concert, topped by an “A-list” performer the city hasn’t identified, will be held in the Flatiron Pedestrian Plaza as the Knicks and Nets host festivities next month. The city had told the local community board that it planned to shut down major streets including Broadway from Feb. 10 to 13, but backed off when questioned by The Post on Monday night, saying street closings will only occur for several hours the day of the Feb. 12 concert. The city will shut Fifth Avenue and Broadway from 23rd to 26th streets, as well as 24th and 25th streets between Broadway and Sixth Avenue. The stretch of 26th Street from Madison to Sixth avenues also will be closed.’ -NY Post

via NY Post