Why John Legend Won't Play Naples, What's Happening at 'Napoli 4ever 2025' Event: "Show Cancelled"

'Ghost' concerts

The organization had scheduled this live (with Mary J. Blige) and that of 50 Cent for the next 6 and 8 July. The stories published on Instagram by the artist and the managers of the kermesse

Mary J. Blige 's concert with John Legend , scheduled in Naples in Piazza del Plebiscito next Sunday, July 6 , has been canceled. The organizers, the musical event Napoli 4ever 2025 , were forced to backtrack after a post published on Instagram by the Springfield artist in which she explained that she had never reached an agreement with the event's promoters . However, the event was promoted anyway and tickets were on sale until this morning.

Why John Legend Won't Play Naples: What's Happening at the 'Napoli 4ever 2025' Event

Following Legend 's words and the story published on Instagram by the Napoli 4ever 2025 organization, the ticket purchasing platforms (including Ticketone and Vivaticket ) have suspended ticket sales . The managers of the musical event have made the cancellation of the live official, justifying it by the lack of sales necessary to guarantee the concert 's implementation. In short, did everything really go like this or is there something else behind these ' ghost shows '? And what will happen with the one scheduled for July 8th with 50 Cent as the protagonist? The fans , who deserve clarity , will need to be given an answer .

'Napoli 4ever 2025' in Piazza del Plebiscito in Naples: the post published by John Legend on Instagram

Here is what John Legend wrote and posted: “ To my fans in Italy: You may have seen advertisements for a show in Naples claiming that I would be a featured artist. These ads were placed without my knowledge or approval. My team was approached about the possibility of performing at this show and we hoped to reach an acceptable agreement with the event promoter, but we never did. Yet the show was promoted as if we had agreed. Unfortunately, I will not be performing there.

I deeply appreciate the love and excitement – I see your messages and support, and it means the world to me. I love spending time in Italy. And I absolutely love performing there, and hope to do so again soon. But I would never want my fans to be misled into expecting to see me at an event where I won’t be. I apologize for any misunderstandings. All my tour updates are available at JohnLegend.com. We hope to see you all out and about soon. Sending everyone love! ”.

John Legend and Mary J. Blige concert in Naples in Piazza del Plebiscito cancelled, how to get a refund for tickets: the story published on Instagram by 'Napoli 4ever 2025'

This, instead, is the post – published on Instagram as a story – by Napoli 4ever 2025 : “ Good morning everyone. It is with great sadness that we communicate that the John Legend concert with Mary J has been canceled due to lack of sales that could guarantee the concert. Consult your ticket provider for a full refund .”