Weeks after announcing his highly anticipated shows in South Africa, multi-award-winning singer Maxwell shared that they had been cancelled.
The Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder) hitmaker planned to entertain South Africans on Saturday, 8 August at SunBet Arena in Pretoria and Tuesday, 11 August at Grand Arena, GrandWest in Cape Town.
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Reason for cancelling Maxwell’s shows
This follows communication from Maxwell’s team having reached out to Vertex Events to inform them that Maxwell can no longer do the shows. Maxwell’s team have confirmed that the circumstances surrounding the cancellation are beyond their control.
The star and his team have confirmed that, even though they really wanted to come back to South Africa and put on great shows, unfortunately they cannot make it to South Africa.
A statement from Vertex Events read that the parties involved explored several options. However, the only option left was to cancel the shows.
Maxwell addresses his cancelled shows in South Africa
In his own statement, Maxwell shared the following:
“Due to unforeseen circumstances beyond my control, I’m unfortunately no longer able to perform in South Africa as planned. This decision wasn’t made lightly. I sincerely apologise to everyone who was looking forward to the shows. I appreciate your understanding and continued support. I hope to be back with you all soon.”
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After numerous attempts to move dates around to fit Maxwell’s schedule, Vertex Events could not reach a viable solution due to the unchangeable circumstances at hand. Fortunately, the cancellation sees neither party in breach of the contract. Both parties have reportedly been professional, and the decision to cancel the shows did not come lightly.
The statement from Vertex Events continued, “Although this has been an unfortunate and disappointing development, Vertex Events does understand the circumstances at hand.
“Maxwell and his team have been very clear that they were ready to perform at the shows which were bound to sell out and that they will work with Vertex Events to find alternative dates for 2027, as he will not be able to perform in 2026 regardless of the period in the year.”
Vertex Events shared that all ticket holders will be refunded in full. Webtickets will contact all ticket holders for refund options.
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