Travis Scott says he’s doing a Utopia show at the Circus Maximus in Rome
Taking place August 7, the concert would come after a planned album release show at the Pyramids of Giza fell apart.
Travis Scott has announced a Utopia concert at the Circus Maximus in Rome on August 7. Scott tweeted the announcement on August 1 with a link to his website. See below.
Scott was scheduled to perform at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt on July 28 to celebrate the release of his fourth studio album Utopia. The concert was officially canceled on July 26 due to "complex production issues," according to a statement from Live Nation. The week prior, a Cairo-based organization called the Musicians' Syndicate refused to grant a permit to Scott to perform at the Pyramids, claiming his music was a threat to Egyptian culture. Read more about the Syndicate and its influence on Scott's show and Egyptian music in our report here.
Rome's Circus Maximus shares its name with a short film Scott released the day before Utopia. It's directed by Scott with assistance from Gaspar Noé, Nicolas Winding Refn, Harmony Korine, Valdimar Jóhannsson, and Kahlil Joseph.