{"id":2096931,"date":"2026-08-16T16:53:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T13:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2096931"},"modified":"2026-08-16T16:53:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T13:53:40","slug":"wembley-stadium-criticised-after-the-weeknd-fireworks-display-goes-ahead-hours-after-wildfire-emergency-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2096931","title":{"rendered":"Wembley Stadium criticised after The Weeknd fireworks display goes ahead hours after wildfire emergency alert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/wembley_stadium_fireworks.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Wembley Stadium criticised after The Weeknd fireworks display goes ahead hours after wildfire emergency alert<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The &#8220;severe&#8221; warning had advised people in England and Wales not to use fireworks<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-16T17:53:40+01:00\">16th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/wembley_stadium_fireworks-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"Wembley Welcomes Prime Minister Modi\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Fireworks are seen above Wembley Stadium following a speech by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 13, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Rob Stothard\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Wembley Stadium has been\u00a0criticised\u00a0after\u00a0The\u00a0Weeknd\u2018s\u00a0fireworks display went ahead despite a government emergency alert.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1325\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>The\u00a0Weeknd\u00a0\u2013 \u2018Hurry Up Tomorrow\u2019 review: stadium-filling superstar prepares to move on<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Canadian pop superstar began\u00a0his five-night run at the London venue on Friday night (August 14), and a large fireworks display accompanied the set\u2019s closing track \u2018Moth To A Flame\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It came just hours after the UK government sent out an emergency alert to\u00a0phones\u00a0across England and Wales to give a \u201csevere\u201d warning about the risk of wildfires across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cResidents, landowners and visitors should not undertake any activity that could start a fire, including disposable barbecues, firepits, garden incinerators or fireworks,\u201d the message read. \u201cEven a small flame can rapidly develop into a major wildfire placing lives, homes, businesses and emergency responders at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The fact that the fireworks went ahead prompted criticism from some online, with one person writing: \u201cClearly\u00a0organisers\u00a0at @wembleystadium didn\u2019t get tonight\u2019s Government alert eh?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Clearly organisers at @wembleystadium didn&#8217;t get tonight&#8217;s Government alert eh? @10DowningStreet pic.twitter.com\/esO42fFFR7<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Niall Finn (@Irenicon_nf) August 14, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A Wembley representative\u00a0told\u00a0<i>LADBible<\/i>\u00a0that venue officials had held a meeting with\u00a0on-site members of the\u00a0Metropolitan Police and\u00a0London\u00a0Fire Brigade after the alert was received.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cLast night\u2019s\u00a0firework\u00a0and pyrotechnic display was a controlled performance, delivered within the Wembley Stadium footprint and subject to the stadium\u2019s established safety procedures,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll pyrotechnics at Wembley are designed, operated and managed by specialist professionals in accordance with the stadium\u2019s pyrotechnics policy. The stadium also has a team of fire safety experts on site for every event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0government\u00a0alert was\u00a0a\u00a0safety\u00a0guidance\u00a0message,\u00a0and while it\u00a0has introduced\u00a0a temporary ban on the sale of disposable barbecues, it has not done the same for fireworks.<\/p>\n<p>The same alert caused a surreal moment at Boomtown Festival, where thousands of phones throughout the campsite emitted the siren at the same time. Footage, seen below, went viral with\u00a0festivalgoers\u00a0responding with laughter and cheering.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DcEcMZeoNkk\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Weeknd\u00a0played the second of his Wembley shows last night (August 15) and is due to return tonight, followed by two more performances on Tuesday and Wednesday (August 18 and 19).<\/p>\n<p>They form part of his \u2018After Hours Til Dawn Tour\u2019,\u00a0which became the highest-grossing tour by a male solo artist of all time, after passing $1billion (\u00a3740million).<\/p>\n<p>Abel Tesfaye revealed last week that\u00a0he no longer intends to retire The Weeknd moniker. \u201cI\u2019ll never disappear,\u201d he told fans\u00a0on\u00a0Stockholm. \u201cI love this too much to ever disappear. 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class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Wembley Stadium has been\u00a0criticised\u00a0after\u00a0The\u00a0Weeknd\u2018s\u00a0fireworks display went ahead despite a government emergency alert.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1325\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>The\u00a0Weeknd\u00a0\u2013 \u2018Hurry Up Tomorrow\u2019 review: stadium-filling superstar prepares to move on<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Canadian pop superstar began\u00a0his five-night run at the London venue on Friday night (August 14), and a large fireworks display accompanied the set\u2019s closing track \u2018Moth To A Flame\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It came just hours after the UK government sent out an emergency alert to\u00a0phones\u00a0across England and Wales to give a \u201csevere\u201d warning about the risk of wildfires across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cResidents, landowners and visitors should not undertake any activity that could start a fire, including disposable barbecues, firepits, garden incinerators or fireworks,\u201d the message read. \u201cEven a small flame can rapidly develop into a major wildfire placing lives, homes, businesses and emergency responders at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The fact that the fireworks went ahead prompted criticism from some online, with one person writing: \u201cClearly\u00a0organisers\u00a0at @wembleystadium didn\u2019t get tonight\u2019s Government alert eh?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Clearly organisers at @wembleystadium didn&#8217;t get tonight&#8217;s Government alert eh? @10DowningStreet pic.twitter.com\/esO42fFFR7<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Niall Finn (@Irenicon_nf) August 14, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A Wembley representative\u00a0told\u00a0<i>LADBible<\/i>\u00a0that venue officials had held a meeting with\u00a0on-site members of the\u00a0Metropolitan Police and\u00a0London\u00a0Fire Brigade after the alert was received.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cLast night\u2019s\u00a0firework\u00a0and pyrotechnic display was a controlled performance, delivered within the Wembley Stadium footprint and subject to the stadium\u2019s established safety procedures,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll pyrotechnics at Wembley are designed, operated and managed by specialist professionals in accordance with the stadium\u2019s pyrotechnics policy. The stadium also has a team of fire safety experts on site for every event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0government\u00a0alert was\u00a0a\u00a0safety\u00a0guidance\u00a0message,\u00a0and while it\u00a0has introduced\u00a0a temporary ban on the sale of disposable barbecues, it has not done the same for fireworks.<\/p>\n<p>The same alert caused a surreal moment at Boomtown Festival, where thousands of phones throughout the campsite emitted the siren at the same time. Footage, seen below, went viral with\u00a0festivalgoers\u00a0responding with laughter and cheering.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DcEcMZeoNkk\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Weeknd\u00a0played the second of his Wembley shows last night (August 15) and is due to return tonight, followed by two more performances on Tuesday and Wednesday (August 18 and 19).<\/p>\n<p>They form part of his \u2018After Hours Til Dawn Tour\u2019,\u00a0which became the highest-grossing tour by a male solo artist of all time, after passing $1billion (\u00a3740million).<\/p>\n<p>Abel Tesfaye revealed last week that\u00a0he no longer intends to retire The Weeknd moniker. \u201cI\u2019ll never disappear,\u201d he told fans\u00a0on\u00a0Stockholm. \u201cI love this too much to ever disappear. Imma be here forever with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/wembley-stadium-criticised-after-the-weeknd-fireworks-display-goes-ahead-hours-after-wildfire-emergency-alert-3963034&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/wembley_stadium_fireworks.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Wembley Stadium criticised after The Weeknd fireworks display goes ahead hours after wildfire emergency alert The &#8220;severe&#8221; warning had advised people in England and Wales not to use fireworks By Max Pilley 16th August 2026 Fireworks are seen above Wembley Stadium following a speech by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2096931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2096931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2096931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2096931\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2096931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2096931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2096931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}