Britney's Oz show washed out

Torrential rain washed out Britney Spears' first open-air show in Australia.

She had been due to perform at a 10,000-capacity outdoor arena at Sydney's Fox Studios.

Organisers switched it to a smaller indoor venue after a downpour and the prospect of more rain.

Giant video screens were set up in a nearby car park for fans who couldn't get inside the smaller concert hall.

Britney initially went to Sydney the morning after the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States and canceled most of her media engagements then.

Spears is also scheduled to appear in Sydney at the Australian premiere of her film Crossroads.