Iggy Azalea stops her Saudi Arabia gig after suffering wardrobe malfunction

Popular rapper Iggy Azalea was headlining e-sports event Gamers8 at Boulevard Riyadh City when she suffered a wardrobe malfunction. Following that, the artist was forced to cancel her gig in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Later, Iggy took to her social media handle to explain why she had to cut short her performance.

3 things you need to know

• Iggy Azalea's pants split open during her performance on stage.
• The rapper revealed that she was not allowed to finish her show after her wardrobe malfunction.
• She apologised to her fans following the unfortunate incident.

Iggy Azalea reveals she was not allowed to finish her gig

Iggy Azalea took to her social media handle to explain the reason behind cutting short her gig in Riyadh on Friday night. She wrote, "I'm so sorry I wasn't allowed to finish my show. It's not the promoter who put on the show's fault so show them kindness because they are amazing people and we all wanted to continue but were not allowed by authorities because of my pants splitting." 

(Iggy Azalea explains the reason behind canceling her gig in Saudi Arabia | Image: Iggy Azalea/X)

In a follow-up message on X, formerly Twitter, a fan asked her why wasn't she allowed to change her pants. She explained that she swapped her pants but her comment "Ladies make some noise, it’s a woman’s world" on stage sent the authorities over the edge. "I’m cool I just didn’t want the fans to be sad or angry at the show organizers cause it wasn’t their control or mine it was the police at the side of the stage," she added.

Azalea's latest single is Money Come

Azalea has been promoting her latest single titled Money Come and released the track, along with the music video, on last Friday. The rapper took a hiatus from music after releasing her third studio album titled The End of an Era back in 2021. Therefore, Money Come marked her first music video in two years.