Iggy Azalea's postponed tour and Target Center show now canceled

The "Fancy" hitmaker apologized to fans via Twitter but did not give a reason.

May 30, 2015 at 1:52AM
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Iggy Azalea (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Iggy Azalea performed at TCF Bank Stadium for the Gophers' homecoming concert last October. / Kyndell Harkness, Star Tribune
Iggy Azalea performed at TCF Bank Stadium for the Gophers' homecoming concert last October. / Kyndell Harkness, Star Tribune (DML - DML - Star Tribune Star Tribune Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Oops, she did it again. After postponing her April show at Target Center along with the rest of her tour, Iggy Azalea is now calling off the make-up dates, too -- and this time it's for good.

The "Fancy" hitmaker, who rescheduled Oct. 1 for the Minneapolis arena, apologized to fans via Twitter and promised, "We'll be back out on the road when the next album is done."

The excuse she and her handlers gave for the postponement this spring was "production delays." They didn't even bother with an excuse this time. An email sent to ticketholders read, "The Iggy Azalea Great Escape Tour scheduled for this fall has been cancelled and refunds are available at point of purchase. There will be a new tour planned around Iggy's new record to be released in 2016 and we apologize for any inconvenience."

It's been a less-than-ideal year for the 24-year-old Aussie rapper/singer. Her single with Britney Spears, "Pretty Girls," fizzled on the charts and radio. And her win at the Billboard Music Awards for best rap song ("Fancy") turned into backlash over whether she qualifies as a rap act. As if those BMAs carry a lot of weight in the first place.

Tickets for the Target Center show will be refunded at point of purchase.

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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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