Bobby Brown has announced that he’s pulled out of New Edition‘s upcoming shows due to “exhaustion,” according to a recent press release.
Last month, Brown and his former groupmates kicked off the Legacy tour alongside Guy and Keith Sweat. Tank has also joined the old-school crooners on the road as their special guest. The Boston-bred boy band was expected to perform in Houston and Dallas.
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However, according to a statement via Brown’s attorney Christopher Brown, the R&B legend couldn’t take the stage with his New Edition bandmates in Houston and Dallas due to exhaustion. “To my New Edition Texas fans, I love you, and I’m sorry I missed you this weekend. San Diego-Be ready!! You will get the best of me and my New Edition brothers,” Brown said in a statement.
New Edition will perform at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California on Thursday, April 6. The Legendary tour is scheduled to make pitstops in Las Vegas, Inglewood, Oakland, Baltimore, Tampa, and other cities.
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Prior to the tour kicking off, special guest Tank helped pay tribute to the iconic group with his latest singing challenge, in which he channeled New Edition with a cover of their 1988 anthem “Can You Stand the Rain.”
In early March, the R&B artist took to Instagram to kick off the challenge, which featured him on his home piano singing along to the New Edition hit while simultaneously challenging the likes of original group member Johnny Gill, New Edition Story actor Luke James and “abused angel” Kevin Hart.
“I’m calling out the originator @realjohnnygill22 I’m calling out his stunt double @wolfjames,” he wrote. “I’m calling one of the coldest young voices in the world @musiqcity and i’m calling out the man with the voice of an abused angel @kevinhart4real #cystrbreathingchallenge LETS GOOOOO!!! R&B MONEY!!”
The singer was presumably looking to follow up on the success that his previous “Can We Talk?” Challenge. Going viral via TikTok in late 2021, singers showed off their vocal talents while covering Tevin Campbell’s silky chorus on the song of the same name.
