Westside Gunn has been forced to pull the plug on the European tour he was soon set to embark on, resulting in a financial hit to the tune of $50,000.
The Griselda rapper made the announcement in an Instagram post on Thursday (January 12). Noting that things “weren’t handled right,” Gunn apologized to fans who won’t be able to get their ticket money back but promised to return for a proper tour in the future.
“It was nothing more I wanted to do than to start seeing my supporters around the world,” Gunn began. “It’s def still a dream and I’m gonna work on it to still make it happen but unfortunately this time things weren’t handled right and that’s too far for me to be gone and something isn’t right and I’m somewhere I’ve never been and shit already not right now.
“I haven’t even been giving deposits so don’t even think I took y’all money,” he continued. “[People] out of $40 I’m out 50,000 I spent just on plane tickets!!! So I lost but GOD IS THE GREATEST and hopefully one day I’ll see everybody who’s reading this one day in life.”
He added: “I’m the number 1 guy for our lane who pushes the culture but if it’s not right we gotta make it right and unfortunately this situation doesn’t have the time to fix, so I have somebody working on me coming out soon now and if u ever hear about me coming again from me it’s Valid!!!! So get those tickets and I promise u I’ll make it up…”
“But again ti all my supporters I love y’all and if u spent that ticket price your blessings will come back 10fold just know if u don’t get your money back I don’t have it [shrug emoji and again I REPEAT I can’t give u money back I NEVER got paid I’m down 50k of my own money.”
Titled the God Is Love Tour, the trek was first announced in December and was set to promote Westside Gunn’s latest album, 10. Set to kick off in Amsterdam on January 13, Gunn was planning to hit to Paris, Vienna, Milan, Athens, Dublin and more before closing out on February 10 in Libson, Portugal.
The tour cancellation comes shortly after the Buffalo, New York native announced he’d be retiring after 2023.
“23’ def my last year doing this shit,” Westside Gunn tweeted just before the new year. “I don’t have nothing else 2prove, I put my team on, I put my city on, I worked w/everybody I ever wanted to work with, plus MFs still don’t even understand 1-10, FLYGOD, Awesome GOD, or Pray for Paris(mind u Virgil did the cover) im the [goat emoji] [shrug emoji].”
Eastside Knife caught him slippin’…
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Sucks for people who lost money from a ticket. I was never interested in going to concerts, I was always good with a CD. Ive never been compelled to pay to see another man on a stage and participate in borderline cult-like behavior.
Hahah. So lame.
Spoken like a true nerd. A Real talk og scared to go to a concert.. lmaooooooooo. What a dork. ” I was always good with the cd”….. What a poser you are!!!!
You go for the performance, the atmosphere it’s not about just watching another man on stage it’s about the whole package from them.
Bro acting like going to concerts is homosexual. Explains a lot about him ngl
Nerd?? OG the only smart one out of all you morons that try to disrespect..if y’all were real hip hop heads ,you can see just about any real rapper in them streets..I wouldn’t pay to see 30 goons on stage and the artist walking back and forth..you want to see a real performance go see Buster rhymes..not many artist put on a real show these days
“Buster Rhymes”… Shows how much YOU know about real hip hop. Prolly scared to go to the supermarket too! Maybe u and real talk og can meet up and cuddle up to each other, scared to leave the house! Bareback OG’s is what you are!
I’m so sorry about him. How will he buy a new Gucci now? Where can I donate?
I love WSG brrrrr but what the duck is tyat energy he spunds like a real scammer how do people buy a ticket to a show then the show is canceleld and people do not get the money back. In what world is that a thing (except for Lauryn’s world)
To be fair, i think just fraction of the people didn’t get thieir money back. Had a ticket to a show in Lisbon and got refunded right away.
Yeah that is what I thought. I hope all people get a refund eventually. Btw shoutout to Lisbon, I would love to visit in 5 minutes lol. Brrr AYO