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If Weezy’s tour had a slogan right now, it’d be “Late Again.”
Just three days after a complete no-show at his Bangor, Maine kickoff, Lil Wayne pulled another one on the Northeast — this time with a plot twist that somehow feels worse. He was scheduled to play at the BankNH Pavilion in Gilford, NH on July 3, which fans say was supposed to begin around 9 PM ET. Cool. Except nobody told the artist.
According to angry Weezy fans, the rapper didn’t show up until 11 PM, played just 1 hour and then bailed. Two hours late. Sixty minutes on stage. Ghosted. The irony? Wayne’s social media post about the concert seemed to indicate it went off without a hitch — while thanking his NH supporters for showing up for him. Meanwhile his Instagram’s getting ready to apologize for tour dates he hasn’t played yet.
The timing is absolutely brutal. This late arrival in New Hampshire comes just days after he didn’t show up at all to a show in Maine. The Bangor stop was the first date on his 20+ Years of Carter Classics tour. That one he called in a apology after the fact, no explanation, just “I’m so sorry.” Now New Hampshire got the same treatment but with the added insult of him actually showing up — late, performing a shortened set, and dipping.
The irony of that detail: one dedicated fan from Rhode Island, who has Lil Wayne’s face tattooed on her side, said she plans to attend his upcoming New Hampshire show, making a joke about it beforehand. She showed up. He… sort of did. On his timeline, not yours.
After opener 2 Chainz finished his set, concertgoers waited through a lengthy delay in Maine, only to be told he wasn’t coming. In New Hampshire, they waited two more hours for him to change his mind. The stop was the first date on his 20 Years of Carter Classics tour extension following a successful 2025 run. That’s how you kick off a tour — make 2,000 people question their life choices for 120 minutes.
This isn’t new for Wayne. Wayne has frequently missed performances, including a set at a California music festival in 2024, and once when he left mid-concert the previous year. But back-to-back? Tour opener? Staying in your seat only to get an hour of what you paid for? That’s a different level of disrespect.
The real question now: what happens at the next date? Wayne ended his post with a simple message that he’s on his way to Iowa — though there doesn’t seem to be any guarantee he’ll actually get there. At this point, fans should probably buy travel insurance.
The 16BARS take: Weezy went from “Best Rapper Alive” to “Best Rapper to No-Show” in real time. The 20 Years of Carter Classics tour is looking more like the 20 Hours of Wayne Classics at this rate.
