With just 23 days remaining until the 33rd Annual Pops on the Heights gala and tickets already sold out, Grammy-winner Cythia Erivo has cancelled her highly anticipated performance.
Erivo was announced as the 2025 featured artist in July, but due to scheduling conflicts, Erivo had to cancel a number of her fall shows, according to Boston College’s Director of Advancement Communications and Marketing Scott Hultman in an email to The Heights.
Three-time Grammy winners Dan + Shay will replace Erivo as the gala’s featured artist. With impressive feats such as their 2021 hit song “10,000 Hours,” featuring Justin Bieber, and the 2018 hit “Speechless,” the duo has consistently achieved success.
Since their 2014 debut album, Where It All Began, the duo has assembled a remarkable discography, garnering 13 billion streams globally and collecting 139 multi-platinum, platinum, and gold sales certifications.
The annual event, also known as The Barbara and Jim Cleary Scholarship Gala, raises money for financial aid for undergraduate students.
In addition to Dan + Shay, the Screaming Eagles marching band, University Chorale, and Elena Skirgaudas, MCAS ’27, will accompany the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, conducted by Keith Lockhart.
BC will look to match the success of last year’s gala, which raised $12.8 million.