SZA cancels Scotiabank Arena show moments before hitting stage in Toronto
Chriss Hughes
Published Oct 04, 2023 • Last updated 15 hours ago • 1 minute read
SZA speaks onstage during the celebration of Mastercard’s Start Something Priceless Campaign at the launch of the Mastercard House on Jan. 22, 2018 in New York City.Photo by Cindy Ord /GETTY IMAGES
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Minutes before doors were supposed to open at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday night, SZA took to social media to announce that the show wouldn’t be happening.
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In an Instagram story posted on Wednesday night, the American singer said she was pulling the chute.
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“I’m here at the arena. I just tried to do sound check. I sound terrible. I only want to give you guys 100% and that’s what you deserve and I won’t give you any less than that. I promise you I will come back to Toronto and make it up,” SZA said in a video shot on stage.
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“I’m so sorry.”
Rapper Drake was quick to lend his support, replying to the Instagram story by telling SZA: “We gon do that s— together when you come back lemme open for you.”
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In an earlier post, the singer said she became sick after a show in New Jersey and had been taking “a z pack n hella steroids.”
SZA added that while her body is “semi able” to do the concert, her voice is “shot.”
In a post on social media, Scotiabank Arena said the show had been postponed due to illness.
Important Information Regarding Tonight’s Show:
The SZA performance scheduled for October 4 at Scotiabank Arena is postponed due to illness. Fans are encouraged to hold onto their tickets for the rescheduled date to be announced shortly. All tickets will be honored. Thank you. pic.twitter.com/bEhXKRyqTm
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“Fans are encouraged to hold onto their tickets for the rescheduled date to be announced shortly. All tickets will be honoured,” the post said.
The date for the new show was not revealed.
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