Jennifer Lopez has cancelled her summer North American tour “This Is Me … Live”, which was to be her first in five years, weeks before she was scheduled to go on the road.
The Bronx-born singer revealed the news to fans through her The JLo fan newsletter on Friday.
What did Jennifer Lopez say in the message?
In the “special message to JLovers,” Lopez wrote:
“I am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down. Please know that I wouldn’t do this if I didn’t feel that it was absolutely necessary. I promise I will make it up to you and we will all be together again,” she penned. “I love you all so much. Until next time…”
Other released statement from the newsletter
The site also included a statement from Live Nation, the tour promoter.
“Representatives for Live Nation announced today that the Jennifer Lopez US Summer 2024 Tour ‘THIS IS ME…LIVE’ is canceled, citing … ‘Jennifer is taking time off to be with her children, family and close friends,’” the newsletter reads.
According to the newsletter, fans who purchased tickets through Ticketmaster will receive an automatic refund.
“For those who purchased through Ticketmaster, tickets will automatically be refunded – there is nothing further fans need to do. For those who purchased via third-party resale sites such as SeatGeek, StubHub, VividSeats, etc. – please reach out to your point purchase for more details.”
When did the cancellation happen?
The cancelation comes over a month after the “Atlas” star revealed the tour was rebranded as a Greatest Hits tour. News of the tour itself was announced in February as she was celebrating her latest album “This is Me… Now,” which is the sequel to her 2002 album “This is Me… Then.” The album famously chronicled her relationship with then-fiance Ben Affleck.
New trailer for Jennifer Lopez’s ‘THIS IS ME…NOW: THE FILM.’
Starring Lopez, Ben Affleck, Keke Palmer, Sofia Vergara, Jennifer Lewis and more. pic.twitter.com/Ba48PAIqiB
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) January 17, 2024
Following the couple’s reunion and wedding, Lopez brought back the nostalgia for an album, a film “This Is Me… Now: A Love Story” and an accompanying documentary about their story called “The Greatest Love Story Never Told.”
Jennifer Lopez going through rough time?
As rumours speculated, It’s already been a rough start to J. Lo’s summer.
It was recently reported her Las Vegas residency, worth a whopping $90 million, was in jeopardy due to her album flopping and lagging tour sales.
According to the New York Post, Lopez “had been in talks with MGM Grand on a guaranteed $1 million a show for 90 dates starting next year. But casino executives have lately grown skittish over abysmal ticket sales for her first tour in five years following the release of her ‘This is Me … Now’ album in February — with poor demand having forced the cancellation of seven shows this summer.”
Is there any other reason for the cancellation?
After tickets went on sale, many noticed that about five concert dates between Aug. 22 to 30 were marked as cancelled on Ticketmaster.
The site marked the shows in Nashville, Raleigh, Atlanta, Tampa and New Orleans as cancelled. The shows in Cleveland and Houston were removed from the schedule completely. However, fans speculated all of the changes were due to poor ticket sales.
Neither Live Nation nor Lopez confirmed that was the case. The tour was set to kick off on June 26 in Orlando, Florida. She was set to stop at The Kia Forum in Inglewood on July 11 and then at Anaheim’s Honda Center on July 13.
The Black Keys also cancelled their tour?
Lopez, however, isn’t alone who’s Massive tours are struggling to sell.
Just last week, The Black Keys quietly pulled the plug on their North American tour, after they announced they were going to hit the road in September. The band removed their tour dates from their website. Fans also assumed this was due to low ticket sales.
Just days ago, the band revealed the dates were removed because they “decided to make some changes” that will allow them “to offer a similarly exciting, intimate experience for both fans and the band, and will be announcing a revised set of dates shortly.”
