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Cardi B apologizes to fans for postponed Indianapolis concert after ‘unverified threat’



Cardi B canceled her Indianapolis concert at Bankers Life Fieldhouse after an “unverified threat,” the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said in a tweet Thursday night.

Bankers Life Fieldhouse announced that the rapper’s sold-out show has been rescheduled for Sept. 11. Security told concertgoers waiting in line outside the arena shortly before 6:30 p.m. local time that the show was postponed.

In a statement issued at 6:50 p.m., the arena cited “circumstances beyond anyone’s control” for the postponement.

IMPD said they were “notified of an unverified threat to the artist” and said an investigation is ongoing. There is no immediate threat to public safety, police said.

The Grammy-winning rapper sent out a tweeted apology to “Dear Indiana people” late Tuesday. She added she was at the venue and, “I was even rehearsing a new move I been excited to do on my show. Unfortunately there was a security threat that is currently under investigation right now. My safety and your safety first.”

According to multiple police officers and security, Cardi B was in Bankers Life Fieldhouse for a soundcheck prior to the postponement.

Supporting acts Saweetie and Kevin Gates were expected onstage between 7 and 9 p.m., with Cardi B to follow.

‘We’re really bummed’

Alexis Walker told IndyStar she drove six hours from Toledo, Ohio, to see the Indianapolis show. She and the woman she was with found out the show was canceled 15 minutes before it was slated to start, as they were walking out of the Hyatt hotel across from the arena. 

“I’m not mad at Cardi B at all,” Walker said. “That’s my girl. We’re going to meet and be best friends.” 

Chealsie Hampton and Victoria Scott bought tickets for the show months ago. 

“We’re really bummed,” Hampton, who is from Fishers, Indiana, told IndyStar. “This was the big thing we’ve both been looking forward to this week.” 

“It is what it is. We’re going to enjoy our night out here regardless,” Hampton said.

Tickets for the July 30 date will be honored in September. If a ticketholder cannot attend the Sept. 11 show, refunds are available at the point of purchase.

Indianapolis one of Cardi B’s six arena shows

Bankers Life Fieldhouse was intended to be part of a six-date Cardi B arena tour amid a string of festival appearances this summer. Beginning July 23, she headlined arenas in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Wichita, Kansas; Lincoln, Nebraska; and Minneapolis. The run of indoor dates is scheduled to end tomorrow in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The makeup Indianapolis performance will fall between a Sept. 7 amphitheater show in Syracuse, New York, and the Sept. 14-15 Music Midtown festival in Atlanta — where Cardi B is a co-headliner with Travis Scott, Panic! at the Disco, Billie Eilish and Vampire Weekend.



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