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\u2013 and now they are facing even more disappointment. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16765505\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Rappers Ludacris, T.I. and Rick Ross have barely sold any tickets to their October gig<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16765503\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>The blue dots indicate seats yet to be sold<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Ticketmaster<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A show featuring the three rappers for October, isn\u2019t selling tickets like the trio likely thought it would \u2013 which has left fans stunned.<\/p>\n<p>95% of tickets remain unsold for their October 24 gig in Louisville.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--thesun 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Ludacris, TI, Rick Ross, BigXThaPlug in Louisville on 10\/24. Onsale was a few weeks ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-wrapper article-readmore__content-wrapper--multi\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/16742422\/glass-smashes-rapper-head-brawl-majorca\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/newspress-collage-dt3c7dk03-1784902913190.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;1784894166&amp;w=360&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">CLUB CHAOS<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Shock moment glass smashes on rapper\u2019s head before furious singer sparks brawl<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16741057\/diddy-solitary-confinement-prison-brawl\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2022-billboard-music-awards-mgm-1002211616.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=360&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">DIDDY SHAME<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Diddy in solitary confinement after punching inmate and sparking prison brawl<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16765509\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Rick Ross was meant to perform with his pals in May but the show was postponed<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16765612\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Fans think that the trio, including Ludacris (pictured above), should have booked a smaller venue<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fellow fans and X users were quick to react, with one writing: \u201cNah that\u2019s crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another penned: \u201cI had to see this in the ticketmaster app for myself. this is horrific.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the sections with the first few rows gray\u2019d out are def holdback seats too. ooof,\u201d said a third.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy are they booking stadiums to begin with,\u201d wrote a fourth.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rail-container rail-container--full-width rail-container--white\">\n<div class=\"rail rail--classic article theme-entertainment\">\n<p><h3 class=\"rail__title\">Most read in Entertainment<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhy are dudes who can\u2019t fill a bingo hall anymore trying to fill stadiums,\u201d added a fifth.<\/p>\n<p>While a sixth said: \u201cI think part of the reason for poor concert sales recently is every damn body going on tour this year, average folks can\u2019t afford to go see all their favorite artists in the same quarter, esp with these prices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And the seventh penned: \u201cWhy don\u2019t these people just play smaller venues bro.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There was humiliation for the trio again in May when their May 9 show was postponed.<\/p>\n<p>Their show at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson featuring Ludacris, T.I., and Rick Ross was postponed due to slow advance ticket sales, with promoters citing investment risks.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, one person said on Reddit: \u201cPeople don\u2019t have the money to spend on concerts right now, and they were never going to fill that venue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And another penned: \u201cI think the venue was too big for such a concert. 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