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Mos Def tour postponed,again!?

Tue 18th Jan, 2011 in Local News

A fter numerous shows on his Australian tour were either postponed or cancelled earlier this month*Mos Def’s* scheduled show at HQ last night was again canned due to unforseen circumstances.

The tours promoters, Peace Music, released the following statement this morning:

“We are at this time, awaiting advice from his management team in regards to what has created this delay.

Additionally Mos has also failed to arrive in Australia in time to make his scheduled journey out to the Australian red centre to undertake 2 days of community work, music workshops and cultural exchange activities with indigenous communities in and around Uluru. Everyone at Peace Music is particularly saddened by this outcome.

The factors that have lead to this outcome remain beyond our control. A more detailed statement regarding clarifying Mos commitment to the remaining dates and the reasons for his delayed arrival to Australia will be released directly.”

Ticket refunds from the place of purchase.

The rapper was also scheduled to play in Auckland tonight and in Wellington on Thursday, but both gigs also been cancelled. However the promoters of the Hot BBQ festival into be held in Point Nepean this Saturday have assured FL that Mos Def will be performing at the festival on the first stop of his revised tour schedule.