VIRGINIA BEACH – Days before his Aug. 20 show, Future has announced that the Virginia Beach concert is now postponed.
A tweet from the artist said the shows had been postponed “out of respect” in the aftermath of a “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville last weekend when hundreds of white supremacists – and counter-protestors – descended upon the college town.
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One woman, 32-year-old Heather Heyer, was killed after a man who was identified by local police as 20-year old James Fields drove his car into a crowd of people. Police said 19 others were injured.
Another Virginia show – scheduled for Saturday night in Charlottesville – has also been postponed.
Out of respect for the tragic events I felt it wasn't rite to perform at this time..please understand my heart mean well VA #FutureHendrix
— FUTURE/FREEBANDZ (@1future) August 18, 2017
Future’s Charlottesville show was part of the University of Virginia’s Welcome Week, which is a series of events for university students returning to campus.
A spokesperson for the program council told The Cavalier Daily “Future expressed concerns with safety, particularly following the events of this past weekend.”
Future tweeted that fans could expect his return to Virginia “very soon.”
VA is important to me & always will be. I'm comin very soon,my word! Love Forever
— FUTURE/FREEBANDZ (@1future) August 18, 2017
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