world
Kid Cudi Replaces M.I.A. as Tour Opener
Rapper Kid Cudi announced on May 4, 2026, that M.I.A. is no longer part of his Rebel Ragers Tour after her on-stage comments in Dallas upset fans. M.I.A. defended her statements on social media, referencing her political views and song lyrics. The tour continues with other openers, though one upcoming show was canceled due to low ticket sales.
consequenceofsound.netAudio version
Tap play to generate a narrated version.
A. from his Rebel Ragers Tour on May 4, 2026, after her on-stage remarks during a Dallas show drew boos from the audience and complaints from fans. 's team before the tour began that he did not want anything offensive at his shows, and he was assured the instructions were understood.
's performance on May 2, 2026, at the Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas, where she was booed by the audience. , whose real name is Mathangi 'Maya' Arulpragasam, said on stage: 'I’ve been canceled for many reasons. After the boos, she added: 'All right, I’m illegal.
Half of my team are not here because they didn’t get the visa, OK? I want you to know that. All right? 's rants after the last couple of shows. He stated he would not have someone on his tour making offensive remarks that upset his fanbase.
A. had been an opener for the tour until her termination. A. wrote on X on May 4, 2026: 'I WROTE ‘ILLYGAL’ ON THE ‘MAYA’ LP A SONG FROM 2010. She stated she still believes the lyrics 'FU%K THE LAW' from her song, if the law is unjust.
A. added on X: 'DO NOT GAS LIGHT MY WORDS. She also wrote: 'DON’T BE AN AGENT OF DIVISION, I CAN’T VOTE IN THE US, AND 48% OF LATIN COMMUNITY VOTED TRUMP.
The Rebel Ragers Tour launched on April 28, 2026, in Phoenix. Big Boi will continue as the opening act for the remainder of the tour. Artists A-Trak, Me N Ü, and Dot Da Genius remain slated to open some shows on the tour as previously scheduled.
The tour's stop in Birmingham, Alabama, on May 5, 2026, was canceled due to low ticket sales. Kid Cudi's next show after May 4, 2026, is on May 6, 2026, in Atlanta with opener Big Boi. A. 7 in April 2026 via her own label Ohmni Music.
A. performed 'Paper Planes' with Major Lazer at Coachella. Kid Cudi performed at the Rock en Seine music festival in Saint-Cloud near Paris on August 21, 2025.
