Buju Banton Says He’s Pushing Back Tour Dates In 8 US Cities To 2025: “Haters Eat Your Heart Out”

Reggae heavyweight Buju Banton says he’s pushing back eight dates of his current “The Overcomer” tour to 2025, disappointing fans across the United States.

In an Instagram post on Tuesday, the Grammy-winning artist confirmed that upcoming gigs in Boston, slated for 30 August at the TD Garden Arena, Philadelphia (September 1), and Hartford, Connecticut (September 6), have been scrapped from this year’s calendar due to “scheduling conflicts beyond my control.”

These cancellations follow an earlier announcement this month, which postponed five September dates in Houston, Dallas, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and Chicago. While Banton’s team has confirmed the rescheduling, they have yet to unveil new dates for the affected shows.

“I want to ensure I deliver the highest caliber of an experience and my fans are my highest priority. I look forward to sharing the new dates for these cities in the very near future. Thank you to all the reggae lovers across the world for showing up for us all,” the Untold Stories singer wrote in the post.

However, in a subsequent Instagram Live session on Tuesday, Banton’s tone shifted dramatically as he lashed out at “haters” who wanted to stop him from earning.

“Oonu sit down and all oonu do is try tear down oonu one another. Yu cannot tear I down, mi tear down already, ah build me a build now,” he said, while flashing a middle finger.

The artist went on to defend his work ethic and success, using colourful language and homophobic slurs. “Mi God is real, and mi wuk and sweat fi mine because mi anno batty bwoy, mi no draw mi ass nowhere fi mine, mi work hard. So when oonu out de de a hate, memba this. To Buju Banton, most of oonu caan relate, ah God mi say, go say something mek we can hear it,” Buju railed.

“Mi good people, mi push back some dates, becaw Connecticut and Boston too close. And mi nuh wan no conflict, so mi push dem forward,” he explained.

Buju continued: “Mi no gone nowhere cause dem caan do it like Buju, good over evil. Dem cannot stop my love, your love or the Father love, so wah dem ah go do? Dem a go use dem f-ckery fi divide us, it caan work. We have been divided before, now we solid-er. Mi love oonu and see oonu tonight inna Washington D.C.”

“Haters eat your heart out,” he added.

Banton kicked off his Overcomer US Tour in Fort Lauderdale last Friday, August 23.

He will continue the tour in Washington, D.C., at the Capital One Arena on August 27, Atlanta, GA, at the State Farm Arena on September 8, and Brooklyn, NY, at the Barclays Center on November 17.