Anita Baker fans were all sorts of excited to see the legend last night (May 11) in Atlanta. However, attendees were given a rude awakening, because the ‘Sweet Love’ belter’s concert was canceled minutes before showtime and left many of them feeling sour.
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The songbird was set to nest on stage at the State Farm Arena with the aptly titled show ‘An Evening with Anita Baker.’
However, per many attendees, the following alert went out minutes before the show was scheduled to start and when doors had already opened. It read:
“Due to late, unforeseen circumstances, tonight’s “An Evening with Anita Baker” event featuring eight-time Grammy Award-winning superstar Anita Baker set to take place at State Farm Arena has been canceled. Refunds will be returned at the point of purchase.”
Suffice it to say, fans were less than impressed. One disappointed attendee took to social media to blast Baker’s “bald-headed a**.“
The woman vented, saying:
“I’m p*ssed! Anita’s bald-headed a** canceled the concert. I been waiting for her since January and her bald-headed a** canceled like the concert. Look at us. We all standing out here ready, waiting, and her bald-headed a** canceled the concert last minute. P*ssed!”
Peep the clip:
Anita Baker canceled her concert (again) and the aunties are HEATED 😭 pic.twitter.com/LJJcEEHDFM
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) May 12, 2024
It’s far from the first time that Baker has been embroiled in drama related to her live offerings.
Indeed, she made headlines in earnest after she sensationally dropped Babyface from her 2023 tour. She also was on the receiving end of critique for her “brutal” performance of the US National Anthem at the NFC Championship Game last year.
Yikes, yikes, and yikes!
She is not bald headed she has short hair.. and she 67 years old maybe her hip hurt or something.
Ignorant black b**** act like she never cancelled something before.
same with that hot mess Lauryn Hill. Black people… smh
Same with Madonna if she late her fans file lawsuits. Sometimes ppl cancel
Canceling 5 minutes before showtime would p*** me off too. After spending money on travel, tickets, parking and food. Anita has a history of being problematic. The ball was dropped somewhere. She needs to make it up to her fans.
FLOP! Old people are so annoying….
I wouldn’t even call Anita bald with a head shaped like that 🤣🤣
Bald headed heaux! Anita has a horrible energy about her.
WOW!! Canceling a show right before it’s supposed to start is EXTREMELY unprofessional and requires more than a “due to unforeseen circumstances” explanation. Someone better be dead or dying!!! People spent money on more than the tickets; it’s disgusting to be so dismissive of them.
right because this is just ridiculous .. I would be so angry.. these artists need to notify people a week in advance and pay for their hotels and flight money if they cancel
I’d be mad too but would not go on camera cursing her. I don’t get the bald-headed comment, maybe she knows something I don’t about Anita’s head. Either way, she sounds ignorant but then again maybe her video will make it harder for Anita’s behavior to go unnoticed, she should have released some sort of public statement by now to explain her absence.
Word on the street is she didn’t even show up to the venue. Did they think she would appear at the last minute? This was a highly unprofessional move. Do better auntie .