Namewee resumes concert tour 1 year after it was abruptly halted, will perform in Genting in November


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Namewee is set to perform at Arena of Stars, Resorts World Genting, on Nov 16. Photo: Namewee/Instagram

Malaysian rapper Namewee is taking off again after his concert tour was previously grounded.

The artiste – whose real name is Wee Meng Chee – revealed on social media on Sept 10 the next four stops for his Namewee Big Bird Tour, which resumes after more than a year.

The 41-year-old will perform in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct 21; Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Nov 2; Singapore on Nov 9; and Genting, Malaysia, on Nov 16.

Ticket sales will begin at noon on Sept 12.

Taiwanese news portal ETtoday reported on Aug 23 that the tour incurred huge losses when it was halted after its first show in Taipei in April 2023.

The tour was originally scheduled to stop in 15 other cities, such as Singapore, Osaka, Paris, Toronto and Sydney.

Namewee said on social media that the concert partners, who had business interests in China, dared not continue to work with him after facing pressure from unnamed parties.

The controversial rapper has been blacklisted in China since the release of his satirical single, Fragile, in 2021.

The track was said to be full of barbed references to Chinese President Xi Jinping and China-related issues, such as the political status of Taiwan. – The Straits Times/Asia News Network

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