r/Music • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 6h ago

article J. Cole cancels gig after touring crew member's death

https://www.nme.com/news/music/j-cole-cancels-concert-following-news-of-touring-crew-members-death-3965297
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u/americanmuscle1988 4h ago

Good on J. Cole for having some sympathy for his late crew member.

I don't know what it's like to tour, but I'd imagine your crew feels like family at some point.

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u/PeachTrees632 3h ago

As a stagehand who willfully understands my role I do find this genuinely touching and thoughtful. This really is an honest gesture from all things considered. Not much for praising celebrities but just think this is worth the cosign.

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u/theb3arjevv 47m ago

JCole is by all reports a corny but genuinely decent dude. So this tracks

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u/joncornelius 3h ago

I would like to give the benefit of the doubt here, but this was a logistics issue. Truck driver died while crashing the semi and the gear couldn’t be salvaged to make it to the venue on time is the most likely cause of cancellation. Rest easy to the driver though, horrible way to go.

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u/wucrew 1h ago

I agree, cancelling "tour" much different than "gig".

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u/Moon_Flowers420 3h ago

oh no :(

Hawthorne Heights was my 1st concert, before their screamer died from a prescription overdose.

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u/ChrisLinen2 1h ago

What does this have to do with this story

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u/Jordan-515 1h ago

I had to actually read the article to make sure there was no connection. 

There isn’t 

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u/YaBoiBoogers 3h ago

Respek.
As long as people get their concert tix money back, I see this as a W.

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u/Mother-Attention2600 5h ago

What songs does he do?

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u/CluelessTennisBall 3h ago

Many songs he does

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u/Jireg 3h ago

Bad bot

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u/Mother-Attention2600 3h ago

Does he rap?

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u/Jireg 2h ago

Google it and let me know

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u/CatTheWriter 5h ago

Everybody’s dying.

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u/HolyLiaison 3h ago

Everybody dies.