Overview
- Kid Cudi, who disclosed Monday that M.I.A. is off the bill, said he received a flood of fan complaints about her onstage rants.
- At the May 2 Dallas show, M.I.A. told the crowd she was a “brown Republican voter” and said she “can’t do ‘Illegal,’ though some of you could be in the audience,” drawing boos as fan-shot videos spread online.
- Cudi said his management warned her team before the tour to keep offensive content out of the show, and he framed the move as protecting his fanbase.
- M.I.A. responded on X that her “illegal” line introduced her 2010 song “Illygal” and referenced team members without visas, and she urged people not to “gaslight” her words.
- A Birmingham stop scheduled for Tuesday was canceled for low ticket sales, while the tour continues with other openers including Big Boi, A-Trak, Me N Ü and Dot Da Genius.