Travis Scott postpones second Raleigh Utopia concert at last minute – Billboard

Travis Scott was just three shows away from his just-launched Utopia – Circus Maximum Tour when he postponed the show date at the last minute. According to News ColumnistScott played a sold-out show at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina on Friday night, but when fans arrived at the arena for a second show at the PNC on Saturday night, they were told the show had been postponed. just before curtain.

Representatives for promoter Live Nation and Scott could not be reached for comment on the show’s postponement at the time of publication. PNC Arena advised fans to hold on to their tickets, which will be issued at an undetermined date in the future; a second concert in Raleigh was added by LN in response to the sellout of the first concert.

WRAL reported that several fans showed up to the concert unaware that it had been postponed and were greeted at the venue with a message that the concert had been postponed due to “reasons beyond our control.”

The Travis Scott Presents Utopia – Circus Maximus tour is Scott’s first performance since the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival tragedy that left 10 people dead and thousands injured in a crowd stampede. The tour began on October 11 at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina and was scheduled to take place at the PNC Arena on October 13 and 14.

The next scheduled date is Tuesday night (Oct. 17) in Dallas at American Airlines Arena. Scott did not appear to mention the postponed show on his social media at the time of publication. Over the weekend, his Instagram feed featured a photo of the tour stage and the message “Raleigh let’s do it,” followed by a Sunday post promoting the Texas show with the caption: “TEXAS LET’S DO IT Dallas see you soon SOON NC THANKS ” !!!
Damn it, damn it.

Fan comments on the latest post tell a tale of disappointment, with frustrated ardents writing, “2 instas and not acknowledging Raleigh’s postponement is crazy,” “2 instas and not acknowledging Raleigh’s postponement is crazy,” “Wow, this is funny. Two hours until nightfall, and not a word has been said????” and “What happened to the second show. Flew here and paid BANDS to come to you!!!!”

See Scott’s latest post below.