Black Eyed Peas cancel Las Vegas residency citing ‘current circumstances’

Where is the love? The Black Eyed Peas won’t be kicking off in Las Vegas next month.

The band canceled its 15-show residency at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, which was scheduled to kick off on February 15. The reason? “Current circumstances. »

“To our dearest Peabodies,” the trio of will.i.am, Apl.de.Ap and Taboo wrote on Instagram on Sunday. “It is with a heavy heart that, given the current circumstances, our Las Vegas shows will not go ahead as planned. Ticket providers will automatically issue full refunds. Stay tuned for updates on future performances by following us – we look forward to seeing you again.

Called Black Eyed Peas: 3008 The Las Vegas Experience, the residency at the 7,000-seat venue was scheduled to take place in three segments of five shows through May: February 15-16, 19 and 21-22; March 21-22, 26 and 28-29 and May 24-25, 28 and 30-31.

“Our first residency in Las Vegas gives the Black Eyed Peas the opportunity to do what we do best, to imagine something completely new and creative that pushes the boundaries of the live performance experience,” said Will .i.am in a press release during the event. the shows were announced in September.

The group has won six Grammys, sold more than 31 million records in the United States alone, and is the second best-selling group of all time for downloaded tracks. It has 10 Top 10 hits in the US, including three chart-topping hits with “Boom Boom Pow” and “I Gotta Feeling” – which combined to give the group a record 26 consecutive weeks at No. 1 in 2009 – and “Imma Be” the next. year. He also recorded three consecutive multiplatinum albums in the 2000s.