Azealia Banks Beefs With Australia
Azealia Banks is well-known for her tendency to speak her mind on Twitter, and she’s done so again regarding her recent performances in Australia. She performed at the Splendour in the Grass festival this weekend along with a few other shows. But after a radio announcer poked fun at her for a short set, Banks revealed the real reason for her truncated show: violent audiences.
@brownypaul @SITG because in all actuality. You guys are terrible crowds to play for. You're violent and belligerent and I simply
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) July 27, 2015
@brownypaul @SITG will not put my safety at risk. I would've walked off stage had someone thrown something .
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) July 27, 2015
Also, they don’t pay enough:
@brownypaul @SITG plus you guys are too far away and honestly, the show guarantees are never really worth the trip.
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) July 27, 2015
But she still comes for the sake of her fans:
@brownypaul @SITG but I love my fans and will do anything to make them happy. Sincerely, AB.
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) July 27, 2015
This is the second rap vs. Australia story of the week — yesterday Tyler, The Creator was tweeting about being banned from the country, although it’s unclear whether that’s actually true or not. If the audiences are really as bad as Banks says they are, maybe the Australian petitioners have good reason to not want Odd Future playing there.