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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Sian Cain

‘This place makes me utterly miserable’: Azealia Banks refuses to tour Australia again

Azealia Banks performs on stage at The O2 Ritz in Manchester, England
Azealia Banks performs on stage at The O2 Ritz in Manchester, England. The rapper has cancelled her Brisbane show. Photograph: Katja Ogrin/Redferns

Azealia Banks has vowed she will never return to Australia while on tour in the country, and cancelled her show in Brisbane hours before she was due to go on stage, citing a past concert in the city as “the most racist, most demoralising experience of my fucking life”.

The US rapper was due to perform in Brisbane and Melbourne earlier this week, but both gigs were postponed due to “visa issues”. She performed in Sydney on Sunday night and her Melbourne show, which was cancelled hours before she was set to perform on 10 December, has been rescheduled for this Saturday.

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