Azealia Banks Fears UK Concert Won’t Happen, Says People Threatened to Kill Her

Rapper Azealia Banks fears her upcoming Manchester concert will be canceled after receiving death threats linked to her comments about Irish stabbing victim Stephen Ogilvie. Banks apologized for her ignorance of Irish politics and history, but the threats have raised safety concerns.

Azealia Banks https://www.complex.com/tag/azealia-banks has shared that she thinks a concert she has coming up in the UK is going to get cancelled. The controversial "212" rapper is currently scheduled to perform a headlining concert in Manchester, England on September 4 https://x.com/iiwasinthee212/status/2064095441646420336 . However, on Wednesday June 24 , Banks suggested that the show might not be able to move forward based on safety concerns amid comments she made about Irish stabbing victim Stephen Ogilvie. "Ok so. It looks like the Manchester show wont go ahead as some people from belfast have threatened to kill the people at the venue and threatened to kill me if it goes on. Wow," Banks wrote in a since-deleted X post. “I dont know what is going on in the UK, but this is a first. Crazyness all around,” she said in a second post. The 35-year-old rapper later shared that she spoke with her agent, who gave her an in-depth "explanation of Ireland and Irish politics." "I just need to back up … And apologize for my ignorance… Truly… I had no idea of any of this. Or how deep it was….Wow,” she said in another X post. In a follow-up post, she wrote: "I really had no idea. I didnt understand or know why Ireland was split in two...... I didnt know North Ireland was occupied. Truly, im sorry. These are things no one teaches us. "Jesus Christ Im really sorry... I dont care if people still want to kill me... LOL, im annoying i know... But just my ignorance on the subject is not okay. I have a long history of just hating on ireland and im sure ppl think i was knowingly doing that but i really didnt know....." A user responded to Banks' post, writing: "As I suggested to you the other day...read a book." Banks replied to the X user, telling them: "I read several. The British & American propaganda is strong honey." Last week, the rapper caught backlash for comments she made about Stephen Ogilvie, a Belfast man in his 40s who survived a knife attack on June 8. According to BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly0d13e4geo , Ogilvie suffered severe injuries and lost an eye. A number of people, including one man with a stick, confronted the assailant until police arrived. Hadi Alodid, a 30-year-old Sudanese man, was charged with attempted murder. Banks, who has a history of making offensive comments towards Ireland https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/azealia-banks-who-is-she-and-why-does-she-hate-ireland-1.3769599 and Irish people, wrote in a since-deleted post https://www.crimeworld.com/ireland/rapper-azealia-banks-slammed-over-sick-comments-on-victim-and-hero-of-belfast-attack/a/156598470.html : "Sheeesh, this motherfucker is so ugly i think the Sudanese guy did him a favor. Wow this motherfucker is ugly." Ogilvie’s attack was followed by protests across Northern Ireland on June 11. In a statement shared with BBC News , the victim’s family said the violence is "not welcome." "We have many migrants who make a deeply valuable contribution to our country, including in our healthcare system and hospitality sector and we depend on them to make our country work," read the statement. Last week, Ogilvie’s family said he is out of an induced coma and is "continuing his recovery, although he still faces significant challenges ahead," per the Belfast Telegraph https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/belfast-stabbing-victim-out-of-induced-coma-but-faces-possibility-of-losing-sight-in-remaining-eye-family-says/a/157363108.html . Months after saying Muslims should be " going to the concentration camp https://www.complex.com/music/a/backwoodsaltar/azealia-banks-doubles-down-on-islamophobia ," Banks said the UK should "rebook" all of her previously cancelled concerts https://www.complex.com/music/a/backwoodsaltar/azealia-banks-kanye-west-wireless-festival after it was announced that Kanye West would be headlining all three nights of Wireless Festival in London. In April, it was announced that Ye would be denied entry into the United Kingdom https://www.complex.com/music/a/backwoodsaltar/kanye-west-uk-travel-ban due to his history of antisemitic remarks https://www.complex.com/music/a/tracewilliamcowen/kanye-west-wireless-fest-pushback-statement , and Wireless Festival subsequently confirmed that their 2026 festival was cancelled.