Lil Wayne has apologized to fans after he was a no-show at his own concert on Tuesday in Bangor, Maine.
The stop was the first date on his 20 Years of Carter Classics tour extension following a successful 2025 run. The new date is July 28, giving the rapper nearly a month to sort out whatever caused the initial no-show. Lil Wayne’s recent tour history shows he’s generally reliable, making this incident stand out as unusual for the veteran performer. The night of the event, Waterfront Concerts President Alex Gray took the stage to apologize, telling the audience this had never happened in the venue’s 251-show history. The venue had even requested a curfew extension from the city and exhausted every option to make the performance happen, but nothing worked. 2 Chainz, who was billed as the opening act, actually delivered his set as scheduled. After he finished, a DJ kept the crowd entertained for hours while everyone waited for the main event that never materialized. The tour will continue with shows in New York and New Hampshire this week, with reports suggesting those venues are monitoring the situation closely.