Drake Cancels Memphis Concert, Pushes Back Milwaukee

By Dave Clark 2 years ago
Drake Cancels Memphis Concert, Pushes Back Milwaukee

Drake’s It’s All a Blur Tour saw another schedule shift this week, with the tour calling off plans for a show in Memphis on August 6 and moving back a show in Milwaukee by one day. The tour organizers claimed that the FedEx Forum show was cancelled due to logistical issues, while no reason was given for the delay in Wisconsin.

“Due to the magnitude of the production of the Drake concert, it is logistically impossible to bring the show as designed to the FedExForum on August 6th,” a statement provided by Drake’s representatives to the Memphis Commercial Appeal says. “Unfortunately, the show is cancelled.”

The cancellation was the second time the Memphis show had been impacted following the initial announcement of tour stops for It’s All a Blur. Added to the touring run after an initial batch of dates was pushed back, Memphis was first scheduled for June 29 before being pushed back to early August. Ultimately, it was cancelled less than a week to its planned arrival.

Milwaukee was always scheduled for Thursday, August 3, but it is possible that the removal of the date in Memphis made it logical to push back to a Friday time slot in order to allow more time for sales on the tour, which has been plagued by complaints over outrageously high ticket pricing, fueled by Ticketmaster’s “Platinum” systems. As of Tuesday afternoon, only “platinum” priced tickets are showing up as available on the website, with prices no less than $550 after fees.

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Fans who bought tickets to the Memphis concert directly through the box office may have to wait up to a month to get their money back, which ultimately means that some who paid top dollar for shows they expected to see in late June won’t see their money back for a show that won’t happen until nearly September.

Naturally, fans in Memphis weren’t happy when they heard of the concert being cancelled. Some claimed that the rapper had even done a rehersal at the venue before the show was called off, raising questions on whether or not the production issues were just an excuse to call off a slow-selling tour date.