A major Co-op Live act has suddenly cancelled his shows in Europe with fans informed over email
Crowds gather outside Co-op Live(Image: Kenny Brown | Manchester Evening News)
A Grammy Award-winning artist has cancelled a number of upcoming shows just weeks before they were due to take place.
The rapper, Lil Baby, was set to play several dates this September as part of his 2025 ‘Wham World Tour’ but has seemingly cancelled the majority of his upcoming Europe hows. His first European date was scheduled for Berlin on September 12, before heading to Dusseldorf and Brussels.
Here in the UK, he was expected to play Manchester’s Co-op Live on Friday, 26 September and London’s 02 on Saturday, 27 September, but will no longer play either of these due to unforeseen circumstances. It has not been confirmed if all his European show dates are cancelled and tickets for Paris on September 24 are still showing as available on Ticketmaster.
Fans of the rapper have taken to social media to share an email sent to them reportedly by AXS for the London show.
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It reads: “The event organisers have been in touch to let us known that due to unforeseen circumstances, Lil Baby’s performance at the 02 on Saturday, 27th September 2025 has now been cancelled.
Ticketmaster shows the cancelled European tour dates(Image: Ticketmaster )
“We will automatically refunding your tickets to the method of payment you used to buy your tickets, so you don’t need to do anything further. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
“We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. You’ll receive an automatic refund on your original method of payment within 14-21 days depending on your bank’s processing time.
“Thank you for your understanding, AXS Team.”
The rapper has not issued a statement publicly, nor have the tour prompters Live Nation, however the Ticketmaster page for the European leg shows ‘cancelled’ under each show, and the listing for the gig in Manchester no longer shows on the Co-op Live website.
In 2018, Atlanta bred, award-winning artist Lil Baby rose to mainstream prominence when he released his debut album, Harder Than Hard.
His popularity soared when he notched his first Hot 100 top 10 record, “Yes Indeed,” with Drake and collaborated with Gunna on their joint album Drip Harder.
The collaborative project kept Baby’s momentum intact, as he earned his second top-ten single with ‘Drip Too Hard’ and ‘Drip Harder’ debuting at number two on the Billboard 200.
A email sent from AXS to those who had bought tickets for the London 02 date (Image: TikTok)
The rapper announced his tour in February, kicking off with shows in North America. The tour supports Lil Baby’s fourth studio album ‘Wham’ [Who Hard As Me], which was released January 3, 2025.
The album was Lil Baby’s fourth consecutive number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart. It also also debuted at number one on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums charts.
Fans have been voicing their disappointment at the news, with one writing: “I’m so annoyed tho I literally booked my hotel and everything yesterday.”
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Another added: “Would’ve at least preferred he warned us before September.”
Lil Baby’s management, AXS, and Live Nation have been approached for comment.