After a lot of back and forth, Travis Scott’s Egypt concert has now officially been cancelled. Live Nation Middle East revealed the disappointing news to fans on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Officials said the cancellation was due to “complex production issues.”
Scott’s representatives denied commenting on the matter yesterday. However, on July 27, Scott himself took to his Twitter handle to clarify that the concert will happen, but at a later date.
Egypt at the pyramids will happen But due to demand and detail logisticsThey just need a bit a time to set lay on lands. I will keep u posted on a date which will be soon love you alllll
Scott was in high spirits when he announced the concert was in the works last month. In light of that, fans are now reacting to the news of the recent cancellation with hilarious memes and tweets.
Some of the tweets, like the one mentioned below, are tied to recent news of a Scott fan reportedly selling his house to watch the rapper live, only for the show to be cancelled.
@Kurrco rip to the guy who sold his house
The possible reason behind Travis Scott’s Egypt concert cancellation
On July 26, 2023, it was officially announced that the Travis Scott Egypt Pyramids concert has been cancelled. A subsequent statement put out by Live Nation shed light on the reason behind the cancellation:
“Unfortunately, despite highest efforts, complex production issues meant that the show could not be constructed in the desert. We understand that this news is disappointing and not the outcome any of us desired.”
The event producers apologized for the inconvenience and informed fans that refunds will be issued for ticket holders at their point of purchase.
As per Variety, the real reason behind the cancellation could be that the Egyptian Musicians Syndicate revoked the previously-issued permit because Travis Scott’s concert “goes against the cultural identity of the Egyptian people.”
According to reports, the Egyptian Musicians’ Syndicate announced they will not allow #TravisScott to put on his “UTOPIA” concert at the Giza Pyramids and cited their reasoning as they don’t allow performances that “undermine the ancestral customs and traditions of the Egyptian… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… pic.twitter.com/tOriKF5IfH
The Syndicate reportedly announced that they made the decision after analyzing Travis’ previous concerts and subsequent social media “opinions and feedback.” They explained that their reports contained:
“Authenticated images and information about peculiar rituals performed by [Travis] during his performance.”
These actions were deemed to be in defiance of Egypt’s “authentic societal values and traditions.”
At the time, however, Live Nation Middle East denied any changes to Travis’ concert.
PSA
There have been no changes to Travis Scott’s show in Egypt; any reports to the contrary are false.
We can’t wait to celebrate ‘Utopia’ with you in Egypt – Live Nation & @Ticketsmarche @trvisXX
Fans react to the Egypt Concert cancellation
The news of the concert’s cancellation came as a shock to a lot of Travis’ fans, especially to devoted followers who had already bought tickets to travel to Egypt.
In this regard, one particular piece of news went viral on the internet. As per multiple sources, one fan reportedly sold his house so he could afford to travel to Egypt for Scott’s show.
Fan allegedly sold his house to travel to Egypt for Travis Scott’s performance at the Pyramids of Giza, only for the event to be cancelled two days before. pic.twitter.com/jD3bfKUZ6u” target=”_blank” title=”tweet-url” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>pic.twitter.com/jD3bfKUZ6u
After this news surfaced online, some netizens mocked the situation, whereas others hoped that the information was false.
@Kurrco We need updates on the guy who sold his house
@Kurrco I pray that kid didn’t actually sell his house to attend this smh
Many others also expressed their disappointment with the cancelation and wondered about the plight of those who had already bought flight tickets to go watch the show:
@Kurrco imagine buying plane tickets just for this
@Kurrco Nah people flew out for that as well…
@Kurrco They constructed the pyramids on that very same plot of land…it’s 2023 and they couldn’t set up a concert venue
Travis Scott’s Egypt concert was set to coincide with the release of his new album
Travis Scott was particularly ecstatic about his comeback concert and tweeted about it on July 10, 2023. According to Live Nation Middle East’s price list range, the premium tickets started from $129, whereas for VIP tickets, the prices went up to about $210.
Scott also told fans that the concert would be livestreamed for the people who would not be physically present. The now-cancelled show would have coincided with Travis’ long awaited Utopia album release on Friday.
Following news of the cancelation, Travis Scott reassured his followers that the concert will happen soon, adding that he has had prior experiences of this sort.
But in good news I had 4 more of these type of experiences in other places. COORDINATES SOON REACH
Scott also tweeted about his Utopia album release, seemingly hyping up the audience.
Can’t wait to ride with yallll on thursday at midnight nahhh for realllll make sure the speakers ready ya subbssss turnnttttt ahhhhhha s dbdbdbdbdbdbdbbddndnbdndbdbdbddb
The rapper is also set to release an accompanying movie, Circus Maximus, arriving in theaters this Thursday, July 27.
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