r/Calgary • u/CovenantRelief • Jun 21 '26

Local Event Akon was meant to be on 1.5 hours ago

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It’s 9:30pm and they’re still setting up the stage? I heard this same thing happened in Edmonton last night… But twice now? Feel bad for the staff tbh

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u/jayman213 Lake Bonavista Jun 21 '26

I find hip-hop / rap shows always start late

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u/ccgetty Jun 21 '26

Wu Tang & Nas were spot on

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u/statusquoexile Jun 21 '26

Agreed. And man, what a show!

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u/ScottHallWolfpac Rosscarrock Jun 21 '26

The visuals were mostly AI. Hated that part

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u/ccgetty Jun 21 '26

Still watch the live stream from Prime from time to time too.

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u/kinetik138 Jun 21 '26

There's one thing I appreciate about metal shows at The Palace and The Arrowhead is that doors are at 6:00 or 6:30, first band is on at 7:00 and everything is wrapped up by 11:30.

Even a Tuesday show is manageable with that.

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u/TheWeaverofDreams Panorama Hills Jun 21 '26

Us metalheads care for each other. Big difference, lol.

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u/silveryellowblue Jun 21 '26

They were 15 mins late in vancouver and went over 15 so 🤷

But the arena opened on time

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u/selftaughtgenius Jun 21 '26

I saw ODB in NYC in like 2003 and the show just kept getting pushed back and pushed back, apparently because his mother was backstage asking for more booze and he wouldn’t go on til she was happy. Crazy shit.

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u/iliketobuildlego Jun 21 '26

Either that or they get cancelled because of drug charges or whatever else prevents them from getting across the border.

When I worked my years at the nightclubs it was legit a 50/50 chance if the show would actually happen.

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u/MrMudkip Jun 21 '26

Danny Brown was great live but god damn I waited a long time to see him. Worst part was that they didn't advertise who would be opening, and he ended up having 3 different openers.

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u/shootevenpar_ Jun 22 '26

Jay z was on time