Lil Durk Postpones Tour Dates And Cancels Other Performances Amid Illness
By Tony M. Centeno
July 19, 2023
Lil Durk has cancelled several tour dates and other highly-anticipated performances amid his recent visit to the hospital.
On Tuesday night, July 18, the Chicago native officially addressed the cancellation of numerous shows. In a statement he provided to media personality Akademiks, Durk explained that he still hasn't been cleared by his doctor to go back to work. Since he's strictly focused on recovering from his medical issues at the moment, the "All My Life" rapper has decided to reschedule his "Sorry For The Drought Tour" dates (excluding his Chicago shows), and cancel his upcoming festival sets including his scheduled performance at Rolling Loud Miami this weekend.
"Since I'm still awaiting to get full clearance from my doctors to travel and perform again, I have no other choice but to cancel my headlining Rolling Loud performance," Durk said. "While I'm home resting, I am looking forward to my two homecoming shows on [August] 11th & 12th in Chicago. For the rest of the country, I'll be announcing new dates soon. #StillHealing"
Lil Durk announced his new tour dates back in May. He planned to bring Kodak Black, NLE Choppa, DD Osama and other special guests with him to 27 major cities across the U.S. The tour was expected to begin later this month on July 28.
The update on the tour comes Durk spent nearly a week in the hospital due to severe dehydration and exhaustion. After doctors ruled that his condition was more serious than expected, the OTF founder was treated and released last week.
"My fans mean everything to me, you’re the reason why I do this," Durk told TMZ. "I was looking forward to touching all of my European fans, performing this week(end), attending the ESPYs and more but after performing and traveling daily I’ve become severely dehydrated and advised by my doctors not to travel due to exhaustion. Once I get my full energy back, it’s back to business which I’m looking forward to. #StillHealing."
We hope Lil Durk gets better soon.