Overview

The Drake Cancelled Concert refers to the Canadian entertainer Drake canceling the headline set at 2023 Lollapalooza Brazil on March 26th, 2023 with only hours to go, citing production issues as the reason. The announcement drew backlash on the internet, with angry fans posting memes on social media mocking the singer.

Background

On October 11th, 2022, the Canadian rapper Drake was confirmed as the headliner^[1] in the 2023 edition of the Lollapalooza^[2] Festival in Brazil. The concert’s Twitter account announced the lineup of singers with a banner, garnering 52,000 likes and 49,900 retweets in six months (seen below).

On March 26th, 2023, less than two hours before the opening of the 2023 Lollapalooza Brazil event, the staff had to announce that one of the main artists of the night, Drake, canceled the show that would take place that night. The statement posted to Twitter^[3] in Portuguese reads:

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Drake is without members of his sound and production team, essential to the realization of the Lollapalooza show in Sao Paulo. Drake was excited to perform for his fans in Brazil. Unfortunately, this is beyond his control. Sorry.

Developments

Drake Partying In Miami

After the rapper canceled his concert at the 2023 Lollapalooza Festival, fans quickly caught wind of Drake at a party in Miami a few hours before canceling his show in Brazil. On March 26th, Twitter^[4] page @siteptbr shared a video of the rapper in Miami with 50 Cent. The post received 20,000 and 2,600 retweets in one day (seen below).

Online Reaction

The canceled concert inspired several memes and jokes about the Canadian rapper on social media, For instance, on March 26th, 2023, Twitter^[5] user @oeduardovictor posted a video of a Brazilian who looks similar to Drake with the Portuguese caption “Drake at the hotel window waiting for the time to go to the airport back home.” The post garnered 1.8 million views and 44,300 likes in a day (seen below).

Twitter^[6] user @gobackto505 offered a substitute singer to replace Drake. The tweet, posted on March 26th, received 4,900 likes and 691 retweets in a day (seen below).

poderiam chamar ele pra substituir o Drake pic.twitter.com/tb4c3lDanQ

— escriba do umbral (@gobackto505) March 26, 2023

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