Blink-182, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and other concert cancellations that devastated fans | Lollapalooza 2023

Pop Week: Cancellations of iconic artists

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Now fans of Tame Impala are hoping the band won’t join the canceled team, as vocalist Kevin Parker broke his hip last week. The hope is that, in announcing the incident, he assured the presence: “All the shows in Mexico and South America are going as planned, I won’t let you down.”

Cancellations beyond Lolla

But the show cancellations of this edition of Lolla were not the first – and they should not be the last – to cause changes in festival and tour schedules.

g1 recalls other iconic cancellations from artists who were ready to land here in the country for some performances, but ended up leaving their fans devastated:

Lady Gaga’s dogs are robbed on a walk with a ‘dog walker’ – Photo: Playback/Instagram

Fans were ready to welcome the singer, but on the day she was supposed to land here in the country, Gaga said she wouldn’t come anymore, because she was in a lot of pain in her body due to fibromyalgia, also known as Generalized pain syndrome.

The message in which she says she was devastated ended up becoming a meme and is always remembered when there is another big show cancellation.

Fans despair at hotel door after Lady Gaga concert canceled

justin bieber

Justin Bieber performs at the 3rd night of Rock in Rio — Photo: Agnews

A few days later, he was to return to the country for two shows in São Paulo. And it didn’t come back.

Justin cited health issues as the reason for the cancellation, spoke of exhaustion and said he needed time to rest and get better.

The drawing was made a few days before the singer canceled his presentation in São Paulo. The good news is that the young woman, after going viral, received an invitation to watch the singer’s show in Rio – on a date other than the tattooed one.

Young man goes viral with tattoo for Justin Bieber amid comments about show cancellation: ‘I hope it happens’ – Photo: Playback/Instagram

Shawn Mendes

But in the case of the Canadian singer, he was already in the country, he had already played his first show in São Paulo, but soon after he was diagnosed with laryngitis.

Shawn’s publicist said at the time that the singer had express commands for complete rest for his vocal chords.

Shawn Mendes cancels the show and fans despair

Fiona Apple

Singer Fiona Apple in the early 2000s — Photo: Reproduction/Last.fm

At the time, she wrote a four-page handwritten letter and posted it on Facebook to justify the cancellation.

The cause was more than noble: their dog, named Janet, had a breast tumor, which developed slowly, for about two years.

Jay Z

Jay Z performs in New York in 2017 — Photo: Scott Roth/Invision/AP

In place of the singer, the group Marron 5 was called up, who incidentally also replaced Lady Gaga in 2017. This led to jokes about the group being the official replacement for canceled performances at festivals here at Brazil.

Marina on Diamonds

Marina and the Diamonds performs on the Ax Stage at Lollapalooza 2016 — Photo: Fábio Tito/G1

reboot

Restart — Photo: Gabriel Wickbold/Disclosure

Another iconic cancellation happened in 2010. But this time, with a national band.

That year, the Restart group would hold an autograph session at a bookstore in São Paulo. However, the venue did not expect demand to be so high and due to overcrowding the event was cancelled.

Fans were outraged, and the heartfelt, yet somewhat confusing, testimony of a young woman named Georgia spawned memes and is remembered to this day.

Crying a lot, Georgia said the situation there was “a f*** lack of a bitch”. The statement, of course, has become a meme classic.

Julia Fleming

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