A promoter of a planned Lil Wayne gig at a North Carolina high school is threatening to sue the school because he says he was forced to cancel the gig because they had cancelled the gig even though they'd then uncancelled the gig. If that makes sense. Which it almost definitely doesn't.
Lil Wayne was due to play New Hanover High School in Wilmington, North Carolina on Sunday night. But as plans for the gig were underway the school got cold feet about the hip hopper playing at their venue, fearing it might escalate gang violence which had been occurring near the educational institution. The school's board called the event off, but then the gig's promoter sued claiming the board couldn't prove the concert would actual pose any threat to safety. Keen to avoid litigation, the school board went back on its original decision and said the gig could go ahead after all, but hired extra police offices to monitor the event. But then on the night, when it became clear only about a quarter of the tickets for the gig had been sold, Wayne pulled out at the last minute.
With hundreds of Lil Wayne fans now demanding refunds, the promoter is threatening a second lawsuit against the school, claiming that because of their original albeit temporary decision to cancel the event they prevented him from properly promoting the gig, hence the poor turnout. Whether there really is a case against the school isn't clear, though the promoter will be seemingly $10,000s out of pocket if and when he refunds the tickets that were sold.
Given that another recent Lil Wayne college gig in the US also led to litigation after two fans were injured by a crush that occurred in the crowd after the rapper threw cash into his audience, perhaps Wayne should just stop playing at venues with educational links.