Off the Road: Canceled Tours
Rick Ross' run isn't the first to get nixed.
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Off the Road: Canceled Tours - Rick Ross knows when to fold 'em. The Miami rapper canceled his remaining tour dates with Maybach Music Group yesterday (Dec. 9), citing an "apparent lack of organization and communication on the part of the tour promoter." However, the announcement came just a day after reports suggested Ross had canceled two North Carolina shows due to death threats by gangs. Though Ross' justification may be murky, tour cancellations are a common thing in the music biz. Read on to take a look at other prominent tours that got ixnayed. (Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BET)
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John Legend - In October, John Legend announced he was canceling his fall tour to finish working on his album. "My team and I have made the agonizing decision to put off the tour until 2013 when we know we will have the new music done and will be ready to fully unveil the creative vision through the album and the live experience," he wrote on his website. (photo: John Ricard / BET)
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Kanye West and Lady Gaga - Kanye West and Lady Gaga had planned to co-headline the Fame Kills tour in 2009, but they called it off without giving any official reason. Many blamed the public outcry against Kanye after his infamous interruption of Taylor Swift's VMA speech. (Photos from Left: Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post, Kevin Winter/Getty Images for U Music)
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The Supremes - The much ballyhooed 2002 tour Return to Love, which was billed as a reunion of Diana Ross and all other former members of the Supremes, hit a major snag when the two other members of the "classic" Supremes lineup, Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong, refused to participate. Ross performed 14 dates with two lesser known former members, Scherrie Payne and Lynda Laurence, but the promoter canceled the remaining 16 dates after disappointing sales. (Photo: Andrea De Silva/LANDOV/REUTERS)
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Maxwell - This past July, Maxwell deaded a short summer tour after being diagnosed with vocal cord damage. "I've temporarily damaged my voice. I’ve had issues before during other tours, but was able to power through. I've been strongly advised to rest and undergo treatment," Maxwell said in a statement. (Photo: Vince Bucci/PictureGroup)
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Jason Derulo - Singer Jason Derulo was forced to cancel an upcoming world tour after fracturing his neck — and nearly paralyzing himself — during rehearsals in January. (Photo: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup)
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Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang and hard rock band Rage Against the Machine teamed up for a controversial co-headlining tour in 1997, but Wu eventually dropped out due to internal issues, including extreme tardiness. "It is my understanding, through the twisted labyrinth that is the communication system of the Wu-Tang Clan, that they're not playing any more shows on the tour in part because of difficulties they're having within their own group," said Rage guitarist Tom Morello, a day after Wu's surprise departure. "They've never been on a regular tour before. Some of the very fundamental things that rock bands learn when they're driving around in their vans were utterly unknown to them." (Photo: Tony Nelson / Retna, Ltd.)
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Game - Game was forced to nix a Canadian tour last year after being detained and eventually deported by border officials, who later cited his alleged gang ties as the reason. (Photo: Jemal Countess/WireImage for BET Network)
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Q-Tip - Q-Tip called off a European tour last August due to a "health-related problem." (Photo: Soren McCarty/WireImage)
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Blackstar - A reunited Mos Def and Talib Kweli canceled several dates on their fall 2011 national tour "due to irreconcilable differences with [promoter] Live Nation," Talib explained on Twitter. (Photo: Mat Szwajkos/Getty Images for Prada Linea Rossa)