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Lil Wayne Refuses Venue's Security Check, Cancels Concert
Lil Wayne pulled out of his concert at the Colonial Life Arena (CLA) in South Carolina (USA)...after reportedly objecting to the venue's insistence (that) he (go) through security checks.
(He) was scheduled to perform with the likes of 2 Chainz, Cardi B, and Tory Lanez...but...he ''elected not to come into the building through the venue's standard safety procedures'' ...(according to) a statement from (CLA).
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He should have turned around and put his "sizzurp," weed, and guns back on the tour bus, then. There were people waiting who had paid plenty for the honor of practically being molested by venue security
themselves in order to see him perform -- and equally important, there were potential fans he could win over. How unprofessional can you get???
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While the venue initially said they would be offering fans their money back, promoters have decided against it. They said...''All of our flyers and promotions has never once mentioned Lil Wayne as the headliner nor mentioned this as a Lil Wayne concert''...(They have) ask(ed) (CLA) to retract the refund offer, and said they are currently negotiating...
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Serves CLA right -- that's the PROMOTER'S call to make, NEVER the venue's. Since any "negotiating" should have taken place
prior to CLA's public "offer," they can jolly well pay the refunds out their own pockets -- how unprofessional can you get???
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The promoters went on to claim their preference was to have Cardi B perform as the final act because of her chart-topping single Yellow Bodak, but 2Chainz and Wayne had threatened to cancel if she went on last...
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With all due respect to Cardi's success, she's a one-hit rookie, and veterans don't open for rookies. You're supposed to refer to anonymous sources AS "sources" -- the promoter may have to fire someone just to save face, and if the culprit is in the upper ranks, they may make a scapegoat of an innocent party in the lower ranks. And what performer wants to work with a promoter who trashes them in the press anonymously? Unprofessionalism on
both ends!
In the absence of Wayne, the promoters had to relent to 2Chainz, and it was he who went on last:
In addition to making the promoters look like liars, 2Chainz got to look like a hero compared to Wayne, do his fans proud, and hopefully persuade fans of Wayne
and Cardi to also spend money on
his music. THAT'S how
professional you can get!!!