The fate of Bad Bunny's Friday night performance at the Wells Fargo Center hangs in the balance, hingeing on the outcome of the Philadelphia 76ers' Wednesday night face-off in the NBA Play-in Tournament. If the Sixers drop the ball against the Miami Heat, the Puerto Rican sensation's concert will be pre-empted, moving up to Thursday, April 18. This rescheduled chess match was first reported by 6ABC, citing information provided to customers by Ticketmaster.
Complicated by the Sixers' uncertain road to victory, a Bad Bunny devotee who opted to stay anonymous expressed their frustration to The Inquirer, claiming to have been informed by the Sixers of the concert's shift to Thursday already. On silent mode are reps from Live Nation and Wells Fargo Center, who've dodged the comment bullet. According to the same report, Sixers ticket office callers were given a glimmer of hope: should their team beat the Heat, Bad Bunny rocks Friday as scheduled.
In a fan-fueled mash-up of sports and music, calls to maintain the originally slated concert date have erupted online. A social media chuckle, surely, but the sentiment's crystal clear—Philadelphia's Bad Bunny fans are squaring their sights on a win for the 76ers. Unsurprisingly, disgruntled calls have been logged about Ticketmaster's involvement in the scheduling snafu, with infuriated fans like one who posted on X, "I have a booked hotel room and now have to wait till Wednesday night to find out if I'm going to the concert on Thursday or Friday. Unbelievable." This was highlighted in coverage by CBS News Philadelphia.
At stake is not just a single evening of entertainment—this would be Bad Bunny's first Philly gig since triumphing at the Made in America Festival back in September 2022. Although he was Spotify's most-streamed artist for the years stretching from 2020 to 2022, the reggaeton titan was usurped by Taylor Swift in 2023. Music fans, bedazzled by Bad Bunny's chart-topping beats, expect Friday to see the star, not the 76ers, taking center stage—unless the courtside drama dictates otherwise. Yet, as for refunds or hotel reimbursements, the waiting game continues.
