diana ross o, Taylor. Imma let you finish but Diana Ross had one of the best rained out shows in Central Park of all time." On Thursday night, tens of thousands of fans were devastated after weather ruined their chance to see Taylor Swift along with the Black Eyed Peas in concert at the historic spot, but back in 1983 Diana Ross also had a free concert there, and it also took place on a dark and stormy night. One man recalls: "A 10-day heat wave was about to come to an end on the evening Diana Ross was to give a much publicized free concert in New York's Central Park (the mercury hit 95 that afternoon). However, severe thunderstorms were bearing down on the city and would begin rolling through not long after the concert began.
Amidst these turbulent conditions Miss Ross valiantly continued with the show despite being pelted by rain & buffeted by strong winds. At one point she referred to the torrential downpour as a 'love shower' before the concert was stopped because of lightning. And that's when things got even uglier. As the soaked crowd of 800,000 began streaming out of the park some concertgoers were set upon by marauding gangs. The press referred to it as "wilding', the first time I'd ever heard the term. (It was a crazy, raucous time in New York back in those days.) Happily, the concert was rescheduled for the next day, a Friday, and the weather couldn't have been more beautiful."
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