Lil Wayne canceled his set at Rolling Loud in Miami because of security issues. He released the following statement on Twitter. “To all my fans who came to see me at Rolling Loud, I’m sorry but I won’t be performing. The Festival Police (Not Rolling Loud) made it mandatory that I had to be policed and checked to get on the stadium grounds. I do not and will not ever settle for being policed to do my job and give you guys a great show. I will be at Story tonight for the afterparty and you kan katch me on tour with my bros Blink 182 this summer!” he wrote on Twitter, less than two hours before he was scheduled to take the stage. Rolling Loud shared Lil Wayne’s announcement on the festival’s official Twitter page. The rapper was set to headline one of the festival’s three stages, the Audiomack Stage, at 10:55 p.m. last night (May 11). Earlier on Saturday, Rolling Loud co-founder Tariq Cherif issued a statement after false reports of an active shooter at the festival’s first night. Cherif said: “Shortly after 11 p.m. on Friday night, there was a disturbance that led a large group of fans to believe there was an active shooter within the festival grounds. The commotion resulted in these fans running out of the venue, some of whom were injured and/or scared in the process. Security and public authorities immediately sprung into action, established it was a false alarm and there was not an active shooter in the festival, and diffused the situation. Safety is #1 at Rolling Loud. We have hundreds of police officers and security guards hired to protect our fans. While we are upset this situation occurred, we are proud of the swift reaction of law enforcement to verify the area was secure.”<doc-sep>Lil Wayne was set to perform at Rolling Loud Festival Saturday night, but in a series of tweets he revealed to fans that he would be canceling his set after refusing to be checked by festival police upon entering the grounds. You can read the tweets below. “To all my fans who came to see me at Rolling Loud, I’m sorry but I won’t be performing,” Lil Wayne says in a tweet announcing the cancellation. “The Festival Police (Not Rolling Loud) made it mandatory that I had to be policed and checked to get on the stadium grounds. I do not and will not ever settle for being policed to do my job and give you guys a great show.” In a follow-up tweets he adds, “and give you guys a great show. I will be at Story tonight for the afterparty and you kan katch me on tour with my bros Blink 182 this summer!” To all my fans who came to see me at Rolling Loud, I’m sorry but I won’t be performing. The Festival Police (Not Rolling Loud) made it mandatory that I had to be policed and checked to get on the stadium grounds. I do not and will not ever settle for being policed to do my job — Lil Wayne WEEZY F (@LilTunechi) May 12, 2019 and give you guys a great show. I will be at Story tonight for the afterparty and you kan katch me on tour with my bros Blink 182 this summer! 🤙🏾 — Lil Wayne WEEZY F (@LilTunechi) May 12, 2019 The festival later tweeted they had a “huge special guest” artist to replace Lil Wayne’s set. HUGE SPECIAL GUEST ARTIST CONFIRMED TO REPLACE LIL WAYNE AT THE @audiomack STAGE — Rolling Loud (@RollingLoud) May 12, 2019 According to those in attendance, the surprise artist was Meek Mill. Yesterday, the crowd at Rolling Loud was sent into a panic when a false report of an active shooter on the festival ground surfaced. You can catch Lil Wayne on tour with blink-182 this summer with support from Neck Deep at the cities and dates listed below. Dates: 06/27 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena 06/29 – Hartford, CT @ XFINITY Theatre 06/30 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Vans Warped Tour^ 07/01 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center 07/03 – Indianapolis, IN @ Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center 07/05 – Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium 07/06 – Burgettstown, PA @ KeyBank Pavillion 07/07 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage * 07/09 – Holmdel, NJ @ P.N.C. Bank Arts Center * 07/10 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center 07/11 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live 07/13 – Bangor, ME @ Darling’s Waterfront Pavillion 07/14 – Festival d’été de Québec ^ 07/16 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center 07/17 – Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Ampitheatre 07/19 – New York, NY @ Good Morning America 07/20 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Ampitheatre 07/21 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavillion 07/23 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavillion 07/25 – West Palm Beach @ Coral Sky Ampitheatre 07/26 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Ampitheatre 07/27 – Atlanta, GA @ Cellaris Ampitheatre at Lakewood 07/29 – Jacksonville, FL @ Daily’s Place 07/31 – Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 08/01 – Austin, TX @ Austin360 Ampitheater 08/02 – Dallas, TX @ The Dos Equis Pavilion 08/04 – El Paso, TX @ Don Haskins Center * 08/05 – Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion 08/07 – San Diego, CA @ North Island Credit Union Ampitheatre 08/08 – Los Angles, CA @ The Forum 08/09 – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands ^ 08/27 – Irvine, CA @ FivePoint Ampitheatre 08/30 – Portland, OR @ Sunlight Supply Ampitheater 08/31 – Seattle, WA @ White River Ampitheatre 09/02 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Ampitheatre 09/04 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center 09/06 – Wichita, KS @ Hartman Arena * 09/07 – Council Bluffs, IA @ Stir Cove * 09/08 – Kansas City, MO @ Providence Medical Center Ampitheater 09/10 – Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre 09/14 – St. Loius, MO @ Hollywood Casino Ampitheatre 09/16 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center 09/18 – Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion 10/11 – Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock ^ * without Lil Wayne ^ blink-182 festival date What are your thoughts on Lil Wayne’s cancellation? Sound off in the comments below! See more: See these Riot Fest performers in a different light<doc-sep>
Lil Wayne cancelled his Rolling Loud performance after a dispute with security. The A Milli rapper, 36, pulled the plug on his Miami festival performance after 'festival police' insisted he go through a 'mandatory' pat-down, which he refused. Sending his apologies to fans, Weezy took to Twitter to explain how he wasn't allowing himself to be 'policed to do [his] job.' Pulling the plug: Lil Wayne cancelled his performance at Rolling Loud festival after 'festival police' demanded he go through a 'mandatory' security check before even stepping foot on the grounds 'To all my fans who came to see me at Rolling Loud,' his two tweet thread began, 'I’m sorry but I won’t be performing. 'The Festival Police (Not Rolling Loud) made it mandatory that I had to be policed and checked to get on the stadium grounds. I do not and will not ever settle for being policed to do my job...' he continued. But he promised fans that he'd put on a 'great show' during a festival afterparty, writing: ''And give you guys a great show. I will be at Story tonight for the afterparty and you kan katch me on tour with my bros Blink 182 this summer.' Standing his ground: Sending his apologies to fans, Weezy took to Twitter to explain how he wasn't allowing himself to be 'policed to do [his] job' Consolation prize: He promised fans that he'd put on a 'great show' during a festival afterparty and plugged his upcoming tour with Blink 182 Despite Wayne's cancellation, the show still went on, with rapper Lil Baby stepping in for the CEO of Young Money Entertainment. The I'm The One rapper wasn't the only one to miss his set. Officials say Florida rapper Kodak Black was arrested on federal and state weapons charges just before he was to perform at a hip-hop festival. The U.S. Marshals office says in a news release that the 21-year-old Black was taken into custody Saturday at the Rolling Loud Music Festival at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. The statement didn't elaborate. In custody: Officials say Florida rapper Kodak Black (above 2017) was arrested on federal and state weapons charges just before he was to perform at a hip-hop festival Authorities say Black will make an initial appearance in Miami federal court Monday. Court records don't list a lawyer for him. His real name is Bill Kapri. The rapper has been arrested numerous times previously, including last month on drug and weapons charges as he crossed from Canada into the U.S. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Miami-Dade County police were also involved in the most recent arrest.