Lil Wayne storms off stage and appears to quit Blink-182 tour in protest at low crowd size
‘Y’all are wack, I’m outta here’, the rapper reportedly said
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Update: Lil Wayne has finally addressed the reports and says he hasn't quit the tour.
Lil Wayne has appeared to quit his US tour with pop-punk band Blink-182, after abruptly cutting short his set during a stop in Virginia and proclaiming his dissatisfaction with the size of the crowd.
Scheduled to appear at the midway point between Welsh pop-punk band Neck Deep and Blink-182 and perform 30 tracks, Wayne was in the middle of his third track of the evening when he called for the music to be halted and addressed the crowd.
“I just want the people to know if you were wondering,” he said, “please forgive me but I am so not used to performing to a crowd and there’s not too many… that’s not my swag, I’m not sure how long I’m gonna be able to do this tour, but make some noise for Blink-182 for including me anyway.”
He added, “This might be my last night”. After performing one more song, he reportedly walked off stage after announcing “y’all are wack, I’m out of here”, leaving his band and audience members confused.
Fans have subsequently condemned the rapper on social media, one tweeting: “PayPal me my gas and ticket money.”
Neither Wayne nor Blink-182 have commented on the status of Wayne’s presence on the tour moving forward, which is scheduled to run through September.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments