NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Pop star Meghan Trainor has cancelled her upcoming Get in Girl tour, which was scheduled to launch in Michigan in two months, leaving fans with tickets, no venue to go to, and — for fans who took the tour’s name as personal advice — nowhere to get in to.
Trainor announced the cancellation in a statement described by her publicist as “heartfelt” and by her ticketing platform as “a logistical situation we are working to resolve.” No specific reason was given for the cancellation, though sources close to the pop singer’s camp described the decision as “complicated” and “involving a number of factors which we are not prepared to specify in detail at this time” — which is the entertainment industry’s way of saying everything and nothing simultaneously.
“To every single one of my fans who bought tickets and planned their summers around this tour — I am so deeply sorry,” Trainor said in a statement posted to social media alongside a photograph of herself looking apologetically into the middle distance. “You deserve to be celebrated. This is not the ending I wanted.” She did not clarify what ending she did want.
The cancellation arrives at an odd moment in the entertainment calendar. The Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” is set to premiere on April 24, starring Jaafar Jackson — the late pop star’s nephew — in the title role. This makes for a week in which one musical legend’s legacy is being immortalized on film while another musician is making headlines for failing to perform live. Industry observers noted this does not necessarily mean anything, but pointed it out anyway.
Separately, Christopher Meloni, star of the recently cancelled Law and Order: Organized Crime, posted an emotional farewell to fans: “Thank you, you helped give me a career.” The message was received as deeply touching by fans and as an excellent model of gracious cancellation management by Trainor’s PR team, who reportedly screenshotted it immediately.
Ticket holders have been advised to seek refunds through original points of purchase, a process that veteran concert-goers describe as “spiritually defeating” and that customer service representatives describe as “typically resolved within seven to ten business days” — which in concert refund terms means somewhere between two weeks and never.
“I had floor seats,” said Taylor Murchison, 24, a nursing student from Grand Rapids. “Floor seats. Do you know what I could have bought with that money?” She declined to specify, but her expression suggested it was something excellent.
Trainor’s representatives confirmed that rescheduling is “being explored” — the concert industry’s official phrase for “please do not ask us further questions about this.” The Get in Girl tour has since been renamed by fans online as the Stay in Girl tour, which technically has the same attendance figures and considerably lower overhead.
Globe News Daily editorial note: We bought two tickets to this tour. We are fine. We are completely fine. Everything is fine. We would like our money back.
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