Harry Styles concert tonight at United Center postponed until Monday
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Put away those colorful feather flocks and pack up those tents, because the show does not go on.
The first of a series of six Harry Styles concerts at the United Center, scheduled for Thursday night, was postponed due to an illness among the band and crew.
Styles' "Love On Tour" was supposed to have its first United Center show at 8 p.m., but the United Center announced Thursday afternoon the show has been postponed until Monday, and tickets for Thursday's concert will be honored for Monday's show.
The other scheduled shows at the United Center are on Oct. 8, Oct. 9, Oct. 13, Oct. 14, and Oct. 15.
The tour has been sold out internationally, and the United Center had turned into a campsite for hundreds of Harry Styles fans waiting to get into the shows.
As CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reported, some diehard fans not only have broken hearts, but also big holes in their wallets.
Some fans set up tents in which they had been camped out since Tuesday.
These fans already have general admission tickets, but they wanted to be the first to get wristbands. The earlier they are in line, the closer they get to the stage. The wristbands were handed out Thursday.
The United Center staff has been letting the fans inside the building to use the facilities.
Some tents remained in place Thursday night, filled with people already in line for the planned concert on Saturday.
We met people from all over the country who were scheduled to go to the concert Thursday evening, but they just won't be able wait until the makeup concert Monday. They are obviously pretty devastated.
The Burbanos, in town from Miami, were some of the first in line for the harry styles concert. They spent the night in a tent outside the United Center, only to receive the heartbreaking message canceling Thursday night's concert.
"And now we are going to stay until Monday. We rescheduled our flights," said Sofi Burbano. "I have to email my teachers that I'm missing more school."
She said "Harry Styles is worth it" when it comes to missing school.
"We extended the pet sitter, called my boss - be a few more days before we get there," said Kara Burbano, adding that conditions were "very cold for us Miamians."
You didn't have to look far Thursday night to see the devastation and disappointment. But not everyone can stick around for Monday's rescheduled concert, leaving some out thousands of dollars in travel and ticket costs.
"I probably have spent $4,000 on Harry Styles," said Morgan Smith, who traveled from New Jersey for the concert. "I'm like devastated, because they rescheduled it, but we can't stay. I have to work all weekend back home."
"I skipped two days of school for this," said Annie Cater, who traveled from Georgia for the concert. "I would stay for Monday, but I physically can't afford to risk it with school."
Meanwhile, one group of cousins are getting close this weekend - already camped out for the concert on Saturday. De Mar asked them, if someone said they were crazy for camping out 48 hours ahead of time, what would they say?
"They're crazy if they don't like Harry," one cousin said. "It's just worth it to me. I don't know if you've ever seen Harry in person, I guess. He's just an amazing person."
All previously purchased tickets will be honored for Monday. So will those wristbands for which all the people in the tents were waiting. And while it was disappointing for some, most people we spoke to were pretty understanding of the situation.
