Lil Wayne has attributed the recent cancellation of his June 30th anniversary tour kick-off show in Maine to being unable to fly due to a seizure risk. According to the New Orleans native, he had a “bad-ass migraine” that night, which is a seizure trigger, and he was thus advised not to fly.
“Bangor, Maine, I gotta motherfuckin’ apologize to you personally again, for real, for real,” Wayne said in a grainy Instagram video posted on July 5th, which he began by jamming on the guitar. “Sorry for missing that show the other night.”
He continued, “Listen, I have epilepsy, and I have seizures, right? Thank God I haven’t had a seizure in years, but seizures have triggers. The trigger to my seizures [is] bad-ass migraines, and I had a bad-ass migraine that night. It was recommended I don’t get in the air.”
After mumbling that he still “tried to get on the plane to rock that bitch,” Wayne said he would make up the show on Tuesday, July 28th, and do everything in his power to make sure fans who can’t or don’t wish to attend get their refunds instead.
Weezy fans were particularly heated at the time of the cancellation because they didn’t find out he wasn’t showing until his opening act, 2 Chainz, had already performed. To compound their frustration, Wayne was a guest at Michael Rubin’s annual White Party in Southampton, New York, the next day on July 1st.
The rapper has a highly publicized history of epileptic seizures. In September 2017, he suffered multiple seizures in a Chicago hotel room. This came after he had a pair of in-flight seizures in 2016 and was hospitalized with a third less than a month later.
Wayne revealed his diagnosis in 2013 after being hospitalized for multiple seizures. “The bad news is I’m an epileptic, I’m prone to seizures,” he told Power 106. “Like, this isn’t my first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh seizure,” he explained at the time. “I’ve had a bunch of seizures, y’all just never hear about them.”
It appears Wayne’s health is fully back on track, as he immediately returned to the stage with shows in Saratoga Springs, New York, and Gilford, New Hampshire, on July 2nd and 3rd. However, he was two hours late to the latter concert.
His tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of his Tha Carter album series resumes in Des Moines on July 16th, with subsequent dates in Chicago, St. Louis, Denver, Nashville, San Antonio, and more. See the full schedule below, and look for deals on tickets via Vivid Seats, where fans can save $20 off their first order of $200 or more by using promo code VIVID20 at checkout.
Lil Wayne 2026 Tour Dates:
07/16 — Des Moines, IA @ Casey’s Center [Buy Tickets]
07/17 — Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island * [Buy Tickets]
07/18 — Shakopee, MN @ Mystic Lake Amphitheater *
07/23 — Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena * [Buy Tickets]
07/24 — Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre * [Buy Tickets]
07/25 — Grand Rapids, MI @ Acrisure Amphitheater * [Buy Tickets]
07/28 – Bangor, ME @ Maine Savings Amphitheater * [Buy Tickets]
07/30 — St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater * [Buy Tickets]
07/31 — Concord, CA @ Toyota Pavilion at Concord ^* [Buy Tickets]
08/01 — Long Beach, CA @ Long Beach Amphitheater ^* [Buy Tickets]
08/14 — Biloxi, MS @ Mississippi Coast Coliseum [Buy Tickets]
08/15 — Brandon, MS @ Brandon Amphitheater [Buy Tickets]
08/16 — Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP [Buy Tickets]
08/27 — Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena * [Buy Tickets]
08/28 — Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center ^
08/29 — Denver, CO @ JUNKYARD [Buy Tickets]
09/10 — Wantagh, NY @ Northwell at Jones Beach Theater * [Buy Tickets]
09/11 — Camden, NJ @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion * [Buy Tickets]
09/18 — University Park, PA @ Bryce Jordan Center [Buy Tickets]
09/19 — Reading, PA @ Santander Arena * [Buy Tickets]
09/24 — Greenville, SC @ Bon Secours Wellness Arena * [Buy Tickets]
09/25 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena * [Buy Tickets]
09/26 — Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek * [Buy Tickets]
10/16 — Charleston, WV @ Charleston Coliseum [Buy Tickets]
10/17 — San Antonio, TX @ Frost Bank Center [Buy Tickets]
10/22 — Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center [Buy Tickets]
10/23 — Knoxville, TN @ Food City Center [Buy Tickets]
* = w/ 2 Chainz
^ = w/ The Game
