Drake has bounced back from his recent tussle with COVID-19, and as promised, has confirmed a new date for his Young Money reunion concert with Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne.
The show was initially booked to go down last Monday (August 1), but was postponed just hours out from kick-off when Drake revealed that heâd tested positive for COVID-19. At the time, the rapper said he would reschedule the show âto the SOONEST date possibleâ, assuring fans that âthe moment I test negative I will give you everything I got on stage (except the covid)â.
The show will now go ahead tonight (August 6) at its original venue, the 16,000-capacity Budweiser Stage in Drakeâs hometown of Toronto. It rounds out a trilogy of shows Drake is hosting for his âOctober World Weekendâ, a new concert series that the rapper says will precede the worldwide expansion of his own music festival, OVO Fest.
Announcing the new date on Instagram, Drake wrote: âThis was the only date available until the fall and because the family is so solid everybody is flying back in to make it happen for you all.â
Limited tickets for tonightâs show are still available to purchase â find them here. When they first went live, Drake was lambasted by fans for their outrageous prices. As it stands, official âPlatinumâ tickets for the show start at $329.81 (ÂŁ210.98) and cap at $890.31 (ÂŁ569.53), while verified resale tickets range from $321.75 (ÂŁ205.82) to $2,925 (ÂŁ1,871.12).
Meanwhile, Drake has kept busy this week with the release of his âStickyâ music video â wherein he shows support for Young Thug and Gunna, as they continue to fight against their recent gang-related charges â and his DJ Khaled and Lil Baby joint âStaying Aliveâ.Â
Last week, Drake joined Nelly Furtado onstage at the first âOctober World Weekendâ gig to perform âIâm Like A Birdâ with her.Â
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