Drake, co-headliner 21 Savage cancel upcoming concert: 'Logistically impossible'
Drake's It's All A Blur tour is changing up two of its scheduled dates over the next week.
A show scheduled for Memphis, Tennessee, has been canceled nearly a week before it was supposed to take place on Sunday. According to a statement from Drake's representatives given to the venue, FedExForum, "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. Unfortunately, the show is cancelled."
The Memphis date had already been rescheduled prior to its cancellation.
Drake and 21 Savage were originally scheduled to kick off the tour there on June 29, but that show was postponed days before the event, though Drake — who has family from the city — still received an honorary key to the county as planned.
A message on Ticketmaster's page for the Memphis show reads: "Unfortunately, the Event Organizer has had to cancel your event."
Ticketholders will automatically receive refunds to their original method of payment within an estimated 30 days, the message says.
What other Drake concerts are being affected?
Drake's tour stop in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has also been postponed.
Milwaukee was initially planned for Aug. 3 but will now take place Aug. 4.
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Drake's Los Angeles tour dates don't appear to be affected
Drake's first North American tour in five years has more than 50 dates scheduled, according to his website.
The Grammy winner and co-headliner 21 Savage have performed in several cities, including New York, Chicago and Montreal, so far. Their next two shows, scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, are in Philadelphia. Neither artist appears to have addressed the itinerary change on social media as of Monday.
Other tour dates do not appear to be affected so far. The four shows slated for the Los Angeles area beginning Aug. 12 still appear on Drake's website.
Contributing: Bob Mehr, Memphis Commercial Appeal