US rapper Travis Scott has rescheduled the date for his Eden Park show one week before he was due to perform. Photo / Getty Images
US rapper Travis Scott has rescheduled the date for his Eden Park show one week before he was due to perform. Photo / Getty Images
US rapper and megastar Travis Scott has changed the date for the Auckland stop of his Circus Maximus Tour, one week before he was set to play to Kiwis visiting from across the country.
The concert’s originally set date of Thursday, October 31, coincided with the night of Halloween. Fans had been looking forward to seeing the rapper performing on the spookiest night of the year – an unlikely cross-over which would’ve warranted the opportunity for many to dress up.
On Wednesday – eight days out from the show – ticket holders were notified the “event organiser” had rescheduled the date, moving the concert forward by 24 hours to Wednesday, October 30. Eden Park’s website said the change was due to “logistical issues”.
Furthermore, ticket prices for the Eden Park show – which has a capacity of up to 60,000 people for concerts - appear to have fallen significantly since they were first released in July. With most standing and seated tickets originally priced between $180-$250, those who still haven’t grabbed theirs can now purchase seated tickets from as low as $60 via the Ticketmaster website.
One concertgoer told the Herald she was “pretty disappointed with the lack of communication” regarding the date change. “My friends, who are coming from Wellington, have had to pay double to change their flights, and the tickets are now being sold for a lot cheaper than what we had initially paid for them,” she explained.
Many of those online appeared confused and taken aback by the sudden change to his concert. One person tagged Ticketmaster on X, asking them to clarify whether it had been moved. “Some comms would be nice,” they wrote.
Ticketmaster's website updated the concert date hours before ticket holders were informed via text and email that it would be changed.
Others were more upset with the decision and expressed anger at Scott, citing the disruptions it had made to their travel plans. Fans flying into Auckland from other parts of the country described having to fork out hundreds of extra dollars to change their flights at a time when many others were likely needing to do the same.
“I’m f****** pissed, just spent $600 on new flights,” said one person on X, while another wrote: “Travis Scott rescheduling a week before I fly to go see him... f*** these American artists that plan to come here then just cancel or reschedule.” A third person on Facebook claimed they had to spend $700 to change their flights for the new date.
Ticketmaster has been facing scrutiny for the tour update too. The company posted a link providing new details on their Instagram Story, only to remove it shortly after. Fans only began to receive emails notifying them of the change around 3:30pm, despite the Ticketmaster website confirming the rescheduled date hours before, according to individuals on Facebook’s Ticket Resales group.
“How did I only find this out through this group and not through Ticketmaster?” one person questioned.
Several people explained on the page that despite refunds being available for tickets, they were more concerned about the costs surrounding flights and accommodation. One Kiwi living in Australia wrote that he was flying in from the Gold Coast, adding that the revised date would now cost him “a fortune”.
Concertgoers who aren’t able to make it to the revised date are now able to request a refund through Ticketmaster, although these requests must be filed before 5pm on Tuesday, October 29.
Tickets for Travis Scott's Auckland show are now being sold for as low as $60.
Next week’s concert will be the first time the star has returned to Aotearoa to perform since his infamous 2016 cancellation.
After two years of producing and releasing mixtapes, Scott entered the mainstream music scene with his debut album Rodeo, which climbed to number three on Billboard 200. He’s since released three more studio albums, which have all managed to reach number one on the same record chart.
His most recent album, Utopia, was released last year and became the biggest-selling hip-hop release of 2023, garnering more than 50 billion streams worldwide.
