Drake postpones remaining Australia and New Zealand tour dates over “scheduling conflict”

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Drake has postponed his remaining Australia and New Zealand tour dates over a “scheduling conflict” – find out more below.The Canadian rapper, who made his return to Australia and New Zealand this month for his first tour in eight years, has pushed back his four remaining shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Auckland due to a clash in his schedule.Drake was due to perform in Brisbane on March 4, Sydney on 7 and a pair of shows in Auckland, New Zealand on March 15 and 16.

According to a statement from Drake’s rep to Rolling Stone AU/NZ, the surprise delays come due to a “scheduling conflict”.Drakes’ rep added that the four shows will be rescheduled, and additional shows are being planned: “We are actively working on rescheduling these dates along with adding some additional shows.”The rescheduled dates have yet to be confirmed and will be shared with ticket-holders “as soon as possible”.

Meanwhile, all tickets that have been purchased to the sold-out shows will be honoured for the rescheduled dates but refund options will be made available for those who prefer.The 14-date jaunt of Australia and New Zealand kicked off February 9 in Melbourne and saw him perform 10 dates before the “scheduling conflict” came into effect.

During the tour, Drake made headlines for gifting select fans generous sums of money. One instance saw the rapper ask his team to give a 20-weeks pregnant lady out of the pit at a Sydney show, “give her like $30,000” and upgrade her to VIP.Since then, fans have taken to bringing signs asking Drake for money, leading to a viral photo many are calling “dystopian”, that sees the rapper standing before a sea of requests for cash.It’s not stopped him from opening his pockets to fans, though.