Some fans wanted their money back after Future decided to cancel his Charlottesville, Va. concert. (Gary Miller/Getty Images)
Future is putting his money where his mouth is when it comes to condemning the deadly violence out of Charlottesville, Va., by refusing to perform in the city.
The rapper announced Thursday that he was canceling his scheduled Saturday, Aug. 19, performance at John Paul Jones Arena. While he will no longer make a stop there as part of his show schedule following the end of the “Nobody Safe Tour” in June, Future affirmed the city “is important to me and always will be.”
Out of respect for the tragic events I felt it wasn't rite to perform at this time..please understand my heart mean well VA #FutureHendrix
— FUTURE/FREEBANDZ (@1future) August 18, 2017
VA is important to me & always will be. I'm comin very soon,my word! Love Forever
— FUTURE/FREEBANDZ (@1future) August 18, 2017
The decision comes after counter-protesters showed up to a white supremacist rally in support of Confederate monuments Saturday, Aug. 12, and a man rammed his car through the protesters. The man, James Alex Fields Jr., is accused of killing one woman, Heather Heyer, and injuring 19 others.
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Future’s tweet was met with some who felt the rapper should have kept the concert date.
WHAT NOOOOO DONT CANCEL I WAS SO HYPE :(((((
— Killa Kelsie (@KelsieAmes) August 18, 2017
Come on homie, you didn’t have to cancel the VB show.
— Rob Lang (@RobLang757) August 18, 2017
And then there's the issue with not coming to VB. VB has nothing to do with the riots so there wasn't any real reason to cancel that show
— Connor Fitzpatrick (@ConnorFitzpatr4) August 18, 2017
Mostly, however, his message brought support from fans.
That’s only right anybody else who feels different flat out selfish. Y’all will get y’all money back !
— Rell Sosa 🐢 (@TerrellT_) August 18, 2017
It’s All Love G, We Know You Mean Well 🤙🏾🦅💉💯💯💯 #DRIPSET
— MILLZ (@THEREALDJMILLZ) August 18, 2017
This is real af
— Trent (@DontH8thBrodie) August 18, 2017
