Young Thug Bails On New Zealand Shows

(AllHipHop News) Atlanta rapper Young Thug has decided to cancel his entire tour of Australia and New Zealand. The rapper was supposed to play at Sydney City Limits as a co-headliner with Future. But he was forced to scrap the show and another high-profile date in Melbourne, after running into issues with his work visa […]

(AllHipHop News) Atlanta rapper Young Thug has decided to cancel his entire tour of Australia and New Zealand.

The rapper was supposed to play at Sydney City Limits as a co-headliner with Future.

But he was forced to scrap the show and another high-profile date in Melbourne, after running into issues with his work visa in Australia.

Organizers of the Auckland City Limits Festival and Dunedin’s Outer Limits Festival the rapper has canceled all of his shows in New Zealand as well.

Over the weekend, organizers of the festival revealed Young Thug confirmed he had been granted a visa to enter in New Zealand, however, he has decided against the trip for unspecified reasons.

“Young Thug was granted a New Zealand visitor visa on 12 February 2018, so he is entitled to enter New Zealand and to perform,” a rep for Auckland City Limits said in a statement.

“Since his Australian tour dates were canceled we have tried to get him to honor his commitment to play in New Zealand, but to no avail. Young Thug has made the decision not to come to New Zealand,” the rep said.

This is not the first time Young Thug his disappointed his fans in New Zealand since he bailed on the Laneway Festival in 2017 as well.