The Super Bowl may be over, but the aftershocks are still rolling in. While Kendrick Lamar used the halftime stage to take a swipe at his longtime rival, Drake, and now, just weeks later, the 38-year-old Canadian rapper has now called off the rest of his Australia and New Zealand tour.
On Tuesday, February 25, it was confirmed that Drake had canceled the final four dates of his sold-out Anita Max Win Tour due to a “scheduling conflict.” A rep for the rapper stated, “We are actively working on rescheduling these dates along with adding some additional shows.” They also assured ticket holders that refunds would be available for those who preferred not to wait for the new dates.
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The former Degrassi star already completed stops in Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, and Sydney, and the tour marked his first return to Australia and New Zealand since 2017.
Drake’s cancellation comes on the heels of Lamar’s viral Super Bowl performance, where he made a clear nod to their ongoing feud which began over ten years ago.
While performing “Not Like Us” — the diss track that dominated the Billboard charts last summer — he smirked at the camera and quipped, “I want to perform their favorite song, but you know they love to sue,” a direct shot at Drake’s ongoing legal battle with Universal Music Group.
The “God’s Plan” rapper didn’t fire back directly but did tweak a lyric at his Melbourne show one day later. In his song “Knife Talk,” he originally rapped, “Beef is live, spoiler alert — this n***a dies.” Instead, he switched it up, saying, “Beef is live, spoiler alert — I never die.”
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