Megan Thee Stallion was left with no option but to abort the first of her two scheduled Hot Girl Summer tour performances in Atlanta over the weekend.
Just an hour before doors opened for her concert at the State Farm Arena on Friday (May 31), the 29-year-old issued a statement on X (formerly Twitter) to inform attendees that she would no longer be taking the stage that evening because of several damaged pipelines across the city.
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“Unfortunately, we will need to reschedule tonight’s show at State Farm Arena due to the massive water main break that The City of Atlanta is experiencing,” she wrote.
“I’m extremely disappointed because I had a huge surprise for the Hotties tonight, but we will follow the Mayor’s protocol. Tonight’s show is rescheduled for THIS SUNDAY June 2nd,2024.”
Unfortunately, we will need to reschedule tonight’s show at State Farm Arena due to the massive water main break that The City of Atlanta is experiencing 🥺
I’m extremely disappointed because I had a huge surprise for the Hotties tonight, but we will follow the Mayor’s protocol.…
— TINA SNOW (@theestallion) May 31, 2024
The venue also released a statement to let fans know that their Friday tickets will be honored on the new date, and that the show scheduled for Saturday night will proceed as planned.
“Due to today’s unfortunate water main breaks across the city, the Megan Thee Stallion show scheduled for tonight at State Farm Arena has been postponed to Sunday, June 2. Tickets purchased for tonight’s show will automatically be honored for Sunday,” it read.
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“The Megan Thee Stallion concert on Saturday, June 1st is currently scheduled to take place. State Farm Arena and Live Nation are in communication with the City of Atlanta and their Department of Watershed Management offices. We will keep fans informed of any updates to the performances this weekend. We encourage patrons to look at State Farm Arena’s social media pages for the most current information.”
In other news, the Texas native recently provided some insight into the backstory of her blockbuster hit “Hiss.” In an interview with L’Officiel that was published in late May, she expanded on how she conceived the song and what it represents to her in hindsight.
“I absolutely did not know it was going to do all of that!” she began, referring to its immediate success. “I had no clue that was going to happen. I had been holding in feelings for a while. I felt like everybody was kicking me when I was down.
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“It felt good to finally be able to just talk my talk because I was in a place where I was so down, and I didn’t want to do anything to disrupt any kind of peace. I felt like, Oh, Megan Thee Stallion, everybody hates you right now. Don’t you say a word. Just be quiet.”
She continued: “I felt so awful every day. It was such a hard place to get out of. I don’t even want to care who hates me, really. What I should be focusing on is the love that I do receive. That’s what I’m trying to get better about now. Everything is not going to be great all the time. If I’m going to be here for the cheers, I got to be here for the boos.”
She also opened up about the difficult expectations placed on female rappers.
“For female rappers, there’s a line that you don’t want to cross,” she said. “You want to be Miss Congeniality. You want to be well liked by everyone. You want to be the baddest, you want to be the best, but you want to do it the right way.
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She added: “I did have to learn that there is no right way. Whoever you are, be that. If you crazy, be crazy. If you nice, be nice. If you mean, be mean. If you sad, be sad. Whatever your lane is, just be that. Be your real true self.”
