Beyonce covered $100,000 cost of keeping trains running after weather delayed her concert
By Reuters
07 August 2023 |
2:55 pm
Beyonce and her tour footed the $100,000 bill to keep local Metro services running after a storm delayed her concert in Maryland by two hours.
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