Friday's J. Cole concert at Xcel Center postponed to Saturday due to 'border issues'

The charts-topping rapper also delayed concerts in three other cities.

July 19, 2017 at 4:15PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
J. Cole delayed four concerts total this week, including St. Paul's. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)
J. Cole delayed four concerts total this week, including St. Paul's. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Friday night's Xcel Energy Center concert by rapper J. Cole has been postponed one night to Saturday. The culprit? "Transportation issues at the Canadian border," according to press release from the North Carolinan hip-hop star's representatives.

Cole also delayed a concert in Vancouver from Tuesday to Wednesday and bumped the days of two more shows next week in Detroit and Chicago because of the, um, "issues."

All tickets from Friday's Xcel show will be honored on Saturday, and refunds will also be given to fans who can't make the backup date. More tickets are also on sale for Saturday night via Ticketmaster and the arena box office.

The rapper sent out an apology to Vancouver fans via Twitter on Thursday, saying, "Sorry 4 any inconvenience, hope you can still make it."

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Chris Riemenschneider

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Chris Riemenschneider has been covering the Twin Cities music scene since 2001, long enough for Prince to shout him out during "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)." The St. Paul native authored the book "First Avenue: Minnesota's Mainroom" and previously worked as a music critic at the Austin American-Statesman in Texas.

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