Ashanti Concert Canceled After Selling Only 24 Tickets

    Pop queen Ashanti may have 3.8 million followers on Instagram and 1.92 million on Twitter but evidently that doesn’t mean much when it comes to getting fans off social media and into stands.

    The Murder Inc. royalty was expected to perform at Stony Brook University’s Back To Brook event later this month. But according to Bossip, that show was axed after they sold just 24 tickets to the concert.

    A statement from the school read, “As an organization, we do our best to host programs for students while providing diversity and inclusion. However, we have struggled to execute certain aspects. With a week before the concert, only 24 tickets are sold to students.

    The school went on to explain they had originally booked Teyana Taylor for the gig but she pulled out last minute, leaving the organizers to scramble to properly promote Ashanti as the new headliner.

    Ashanti is currently working on a joint album with her Murder Inc. partner-in-crime Ja Rule.

    “We’re gonna carve out the time and make it happen,” she said in June during an interview with ET. “It’s so funny because we’ve been talking about that for so long, but I think now he’s like ‘OK, now it’s time to do it.’”

    Let’s hope she has better luck with album sales.

    50 thoughts on “Ashanti Concert Canceled After Selling Only 24 Tickets

    1. They really didn’t have to release that statement like that and included how many tickets were sold. Smh they could of just said it’s cancelled due to poor ticket sales

      1. lmaaoo word why did they have to air out that she only sold 24 tix. Also it isn’t her fault, no reason that people who were born when Ashanti was at her peak would be fans of hers or even know who she is…

    2. The tickets were charity giveaways at that. Joking. I love some Ashanti. She’d make more in porn or stripping tho

    3. 24 tickets? That is beyond pathetic, I could sell more tickets to people to come watch me play my skin flute. You are pathetic your mom wasted 9 good months of her life on you. You’re pop queen “peers” are selling out stadiums you sorry loser. P.S your album with Ja Rule gon sell 48 copies because you both equally pathetic. Go kill yourself so your family can make actual money off the guilt sales.

      1. i was reading and it was cool about the pathetic ,but you jumped out of your lane on the killyourself commet ,YOU just lost your cool points!

        1. Oh that’s where I lost you, everything else was cool but “go kill yourself” touched your sensibilities? Fxck off people need people like me trolling and making spoiled jerkoffs feel bad about their priveledge problems, you all spoiled and think we need to be nice because the world is your safe space, well it’s not there’s kids in south Sudan who don’t know what clean water is, meanwhile you washing your ass with it! I’m a necessary balance to how unfair the world is, in many ways I am hero doing his duty to keep the world balanced and fair. Thank Me Later.

    4. So sad, why did they embarrass her like that? We all know her career has long been dead but they dont need to rub it in like that. if I was a student there I would have supported the sister. Even if I didn’t attend atleast I would’ve bought 2 tickets. Its okay ShaSha we know when you drop with Ja Rule the streets gone come out strong to support you Lmao nah it’s gonna bomb like your wack concert.

      1. If u were a college student u probably wouldn’t know who Ashanti was and wouldn’t wasn’t your money buying two tickets lol. Unless u out here now as an adult just buying random tix to shows u have no intention of attending just to make the artist feel supported?? doubt it lol

      2. If u were a college student u probably wouldn’t know who Ashanti was and wouldn’t waste your money buying two tickets! Unless as an adult u out here just buying tickets to concerts u have no intention of attending just to make the artist feel supported ?? doubt it

    5. Ticket sales on college campus mean nothing – stony brook especially – this tried to make Ashanti meh but hey sell out the novo in Los Angeles.

      Don’t let numbers from an bad promoted show in university. They dropped hella $$$ Like usual on a college gig – and tbeyll spend 4 to 5 times the amount for 1/4 of the people

      The assumed let’s just hover tre deposit and cancel the gig – they could’ve let people in for free and had a great show

    6. Their mistake was having this concert at a college because most young college students are not that familiar with Ashanti’s music. She came out when I was in middle school making the college students she was going to perform for, babies when she came out. So it was the wrong audience to begin with.

    7. such a hateful blog. what the hell be on people mind. everybody love her…. these bloggers need they ass whooped.

      1. Wtf are you getting offended for nobody dissed her they just stated facts, i bet you didn’t buy tickets to that show so stfu

    8. Ain’t no kids in this day and age have the slightest idea who the fuck Ashanti is.. trying to sell 2018 students on seeing her live would be like trying to sell them flip phones.. I mean ain’t nothing wrong with a flip phone.. shits just outdated and hasnt been relevant in like 2 decades

      1. Actuall thats true not trying to be mean im 40 i listened to her when i was in my teens or early 20s so ?

          1. I wouldnt say she isnt relevant. She may not be hot or popping but you cant erase history. She did her thig and she will always have fans from her generation. They didnt market to her demographic. She will always be relevant.

            1. You people are stupid, the point isn’t that she’s not relevant, the point is she’s not relevant to college kids, it was a show at a school

    9. This article is not good. Ashanti is dope, just coming off a tour with Brandy and she did her thing. I hate when people give you these biased articles. If they already promoted Teyana how in the heck do you think Ashanti was gonna sell out last minute? It makes no sense. And these college kids don’t know about Ashanti. She’s relevant and a great business woman.

      1. How was this a bad article, what you’re saying was clearly stated in the article, what are you talking about that wasn’t bias at all

    10. So stupid that school wanted ashanti to perform to those youngster,it’s the same you will bring some new artist from now to a retirement home.

    11. I think taylor swift should stick to music because she knows nothing about politics. So do yourself a favor taylor and save your money. Your acting like navy Pelosi and Hilary Clinton.

    12. I’m not fussed. I’m my experience she has terrible work ethic. Went to an Ashanti show that had a 8pm start time and she got on stage well after midnight. I was with a friend that was a big fan so we waited. By the time she got on most of the room was empty. And she plugged her iPhone to the dj booth for her instrumentals.

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