Meet the Woo Tour

The Meet the Woo Tour was scheduled to be the debut headlining concert tour by American rapper Pop Smoke. It was launched in support of his two mixtapes, Meet the Woo (2019) and Meet the Woo 2 (2020), and had been set to consist of concerts in North America and the United Kingdom. The tour was announced in January 2020, with dates being released at the same time. Pop Smoke later added more UK tour dates after high demand from fans. The tour was canceled after Pop Smoke was shot and killed at the age of 20 in a home invasion on February 19, 2020.

Meet the Woo Tour
Tour by Pop Smoke
Poster of the tour
Associated albumMeet the Woo and Meet the Woo 2
Start dateMarch 2, 2020
End dateApril 16, 2020
No. of shows25

Background and development

On January 29, 2020, Pop Smoke announced his debut concert tour Meet the Woo Tour, to promote his two mixtapes Meet the Woo (2019) and Meet the Woo 2 (2020), shortly after when he was arrested for transporting a stolen 2019 Rolls Royce Wraith from California to New York between November 5 and December 3, 2019.[1][2][3] Tour dates were released on the same day for North America,[4] while dates for the United Kingdom were revealed in February.[5] Due to high demand from fans, more tour dates for the UK were revealed on February 13, 2020.[6] Pop Smoke shared on social media a promotional flyer of the tour.[2]

Tour cancellation

The Meet the Woo Tour was later canceled after Pop Smoke was killed by a torso wound at the age of 20 in a home invasion on February 19, 2020.[7][8] Four hooded men, including one wearing a ski mask and carrying a handgun, broke into a house he was renting in Hollywood Hills, California, and shot him twice in the chest.[8][9][10][11]

Canceled shows
List of canceled concerts, showing date, city, and country[2][6][9][12]
Date
(2020)		 City Country
March 2 Washington, D.C. United States
March 4 Atlanta
March 5 New Orleans
March 7 Houston
March 8 Dallas
March 10 Scottsdale
March 12 San Francisco
March 13 Santa Ana
March 15 Los Angeles
March 16
March 18 Albuquerque
March 19 Denver
March 21 Chicago
March 22 Milwaukee
March 23 Detroit
March 24 Toronto Canada
March 26 Pawtucket United States
March 27 New Haven
March 29 Boston
March 30
March 31 Philadelphia
April 13 Birmingham United Kingdom
April 14 Manchester
April 15 London
April 16

References
  1. Espinoza, Joshua (February 6, 2020). "Pop Smoke Unleashes 'Meet the Woo 2' Project f/ Quavo, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, and More". Complex. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  2. Inman, DeMicia (February 3, 2020). "Pop Smoke Announces 'Meet The Woo' Tour". Def Pen. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  3. Daniela (February 3, 2020). "Instagram Flexin: Pop Smoke Shares Meet The Woo Tour Dates". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  4. Smoke, Pop (January 29, 2020). "Meet The Woo Tour We Bout To Shake The Fuckin Room!! Which Date U Pullin Up To?". Twitter. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  5. Smoke, Pop (February 6, 2020). "UK Move Quick This Time 😈 O2 Pre-Sale - Thurs 10 AM GMT // General On Sale - Friday 10 AM GMT". Facebook. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  6. Smoke, Pop (January 29, 2020). "Due to Huge demand, all of the venues for @POPSMOKE10's UK shows have been upgraded! Tickets on sale Friday at 10am". Twitter. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  7. Sodomsky, Sam (February 19, 2020). "Pop Smoke Shot Dead at 20". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  8. Fry, Hannah; Brown, August; Winton, Richard (February 19, 2020). "Rapper Pop Smoke gunned down in Hollywood Hills home". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  9. "Pop Smoke Dies At 20 After Home Invasion". Vibe. February 19, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  10. Coscarelli, Joe (July 9, 2020). "5 Arrested in Connection With Pop Smoke Killing". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 9, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  11. Yoo, Noah (February 19, 2020). "Rapper Pop Smoke killed during shooting inside multi-million dollar Hollywood Hills home, sources say". ABC News. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  12. "Pop Smoke's Mixtape Meet The Woo 2 Debuts In The Top Ten Of The Billboard Top 200" (Press release). Pressparty. February 18, 2020. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
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