Joey Bada$$, Vince Staples, Mac Miller and YG shows cancelled at Irving Plaza following fatal shooting
LiveNation made the announcement on Wednesday.
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Your support makes all the difference.Live Nation has postponed six upcoming shows featured in their Governors Ball After Dark series at both Irving Plaza and Gramercy Theatre following a shooting that left one dead and three others wounded.
At Irving Plaza, Joey Bada$$ was scheduled to perform on Thursday, Mac Miller on Friday and Vince Staples on Saturday. At Gramercy Theatre, Appetite for Destruction was scheduled for Friday, Black Pistol Fire on Saturday and YG scheduled for next Monday.
A spokesperson repping both venues made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon citing cooperation with the New York Police Department amid an ongoing discussion regarding a possible curfew in the city.
"In light of last week's tragic event, we are acting with an overabundance of caution and coordinating a going forward strategy with the New York Police Department that may also include a curfew," the spokesperson told Rolling Stone. "Because these discussions with New York Police Department are ongoing, we will be postponing a few of our upcoming shows
However, NYPD officials have denied having any involvement in the cancelations. "The organization’s decision to cancel the event was in no way influenced by the NYPD," a department spokesman told Billboard in a statement.
Last week, rapper Troy Ave was charged with attempted murder and criminal weapons possession following a shooting at Irving Plaza that left his bodyguard dead and two others wounded. Troy Ave, 33, whose real name is Roland Collins, plead not guilty to the charges on Monday.
The morning after shooting, NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton said that all rap artists are "thugs" who promote violence.
“The crazy world of the so-called rap artists, who are basically thugs that basically celebrate the violence they did all their lives,” Commissioner Bratton told WCBS. “Unfortunately, that violence oftentimes manifests itself during their performances.”