Tkay Maidza cancels Melbourne, Sydney headline shows
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23.11.2023

Tkay Maidza cancels Melbourne, Sydney headline shows

Tkay Maidza
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All tickets will be refunded to point of sale.

Zimbabwean-born, Australian-raised, Los Angeles based rapper, singer and producer, Tkay Maidza has cancelled her two headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne this November for her Sweet Justice Record Release Tour.

She announced the news on Instagram in a story posted to her fans saying, “Sorry yes all solo shows have been cancelled for the rest of the year, I had to scale back and be realistic ab what I can physically and mentally do at my best. I love you guys & I will see you soon.”

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She was due to perform live at Melbourne’s Forum on Thursday 23 November before heading to UNSW Roundhouse in Sydney for a show on Tuesday 28 November ahead of her appearances at Spilt Milk. Her appearances at the festival are due to go ahead at this stage.

Frontier Touring cancelled the events on social media, posting a message to say shows were “no longer going forward as scheduled. All tickets will be refunded to point of sale. MG Live and Frontier Touring apologise for the inconvenience.”

Recently releasing her first full-length album since 2016 –  Sweet Justice  – on Friday 3 November, Tkay has been doubling down and honing in on her craft.  Sweet Justice features the singles, Ring-a-Ling, Silent Assassin with Flume and Out Of Luck (feat. Lolo Zouai & Amber Mark)

Following three hugely successful EPs released across three volumes, the Last Year Was Weird trilogy saw Tkay win an ARIA for Best Soul/R&B Release for Vol.3, an ARIA nominated Vol.2 as well as being awarded Needle Drop’s Best EP of the Year in 2020 and Rolling Stone’s Best Record of 2021, with 2018’s Vol.1 establishing her as one of the most exciting voices in the new guard of hip-hop.

Tkay’s most recent collaboration with fellow Aussie Flume, Silent Assassin saw the pair nominated at this year’s ARIAs for Best Hip-Hop/Rap Release. Adding to her impressive list of accolades across her music career, the singer & rapper was also nominated for Best Hip Hop Act at the 2023 Live Music Awards.

Hitting the stage at this year’s Spilt Milk festival, Tkay is no stranger to festival stages, having performed at Splendour in the Grass, Laneway, Groovin The Moo, Falls and Meredith here in Australia as well as a full year of touring the world in 2023 with shows across Europe, UK & US the singer is a true professional, with ArtsHub claiming “it is rare to see someone so comfortable blending genres and so proficient at so many. Ultimately, the proof of her quality as a performer is that the crowd is utterly beholden to her throughout the show.”

Returning to Australia in 2022 as part of the RISING Festival in Melbourne, these were Tkay’s first Australian performances in four years.

Tkay recently made her debut in triple j’s Like A Version studio, covering SZA’s Kill Bill and perform their latest single Ring-a-Ling.

Try catch her performances at this year’s Spilt Milk festival in Canberra, Ballarat, Perth & the Gold Coast. Tickets and info via spilt-milk.com.au