A Boogie Wit da Hoodie has seen his concert in Manchester, England canceled after doors had already opened.
The Bronx rapper was due to perform at Co-Op Live, a brand new indoor arena, on Wednesday night (May 1) but the plug was pulled as he was preparing to hit the stage and some fans were still lining up outside.
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The cancelation was put down to a “venue-related technical issue” and nothing to do with A Boogie, who became the third act to suffer a postponement at the yet-to-open venue following comedian Peter Kay and rock band The Black Keys.
Co-Op Live announced around 10 minutes after doors had opened that the concert would longer go ahead due to technical problems inside the venue itself apparently related to air-conditioning.
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“We kindly ask fans to leave the area. Ticket holders will receive further information in due course,” they wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “We deeply apologise for the significant inconvenience this will cause for many.”
In an Instagram Story after the last-minute cancelation was announced, A Boogie said the issues were down to “something [that] happened with the venue while I was at soundcheck.”
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“We are working on rescheduling in the next few days,” he added. “I’m heated about the situation too, but safety first. Manchester, I got you. Just stay tuned for further info.”
It is not currently known when the Manchester date will be rescheduled.
Due to a venue-related technical issue, tonight’s A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie show will no longer go ahead. We kindly ask fans to leave the area. Tickets holders will receive further information in due course.
— Co-op Live (@TheCoopLive) May 1, 2024
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie has already encountered issues on his European tour following a violent incident in Paris.
The rapper and several members of his entourage got involved in an altercation outside a nightclub in the French capital earlier this week, leading to them being pepper sprayed by security.
In a video of the incident, the 28-year-old can be seen getting into a tense exchange with a bouncer before things escalate.
Soon after the clip of the brawl began making the rounds online, A Boogie wrote on social media: “N-ggas only got outta there cus they mased us! Never runnin from a n-gga.”
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In a follow-up post, he added: “Lmao fuck I look like playin with mase n-ggas can’t fight.”
A Boogie and his entourage did not appear to suffer any legal ramifications from the incident given no arrests have so far been made and they left the country to fly to the UK to continue the tour.
