As early as July, the rapper Haftsperre put his fans in Mannheim on the long line of torture when he canceled an appearance at short notice for "health reasons". Now the concert is to be rescheduled. But nothing will come of it either. "Hafti" staggers briefly onto the stage, but disappears again immediately.
If you go to arrest warrant's Instagram page, what you see there is almost pure mockery. After all, his latest post shows the rapper in full action performing in front of a cheering crowd. "Can't stop - Won't stop" ("Can't stop - won't stop") reads the comment that the singer published. But at a planned concert in Mannheim he didn't even start properly.
Last but not least, the proof is provided by a video that is now doing the rounds on Tiktok, among others. It first shows how arrest warrant arrives at the Mannheim club "Hafen49" and shakes hands with fans in the front row. The rapper brings the mic to his mouth, but before he can say anything, he collapses in the middle of the stage. In order not to fall over completely, he clings to a pole behind the podium.
It is said to have taken almost two minutes before the singer left again, never to see him again. In the scenes that can be seen in the video up to that point, the arrest warrant seems latently disoriented. He appears to be arguing with one of the bystanders and even threatening to hit him. Other people from his environment, however, seem to be amused to follow what is happening.
According to various media reports, the arrest warrant and its management initially did not respond to inquiries as to how the cancellation of the concert could be explained. The "Bild" newspaper, for example, speculates that the 36-year-old, whose real name is Aykut Anhan, was "very drunk".
At least the "Hafen49" club commented on the event and apologized to its guests. "We did everything in our power to get the show 'on stage' smoothly. Unfortunately, despite all attempts, it was not possible to continue the event," says an Instagram story from the organizer. The arrest warrant management will "promptly comment" on the reasons for the cancellation of the concert. Visitors would receive a full refund of the ticket price.
In fact, this was the second attempt for the concert in Mannheim, which was actually planned for July 20th. But this appearance had been canceled at short notice. At that time he gave a reason for it on Instagram: "Sorry, it didn't work yesterday, honestly and openly for health reasons! Tried everything – but I didn't want to perform in front of you with 30 percent, you didn't deserve that," he wrote in a story.
As the "Stern" reports, the singer is said to have canceled other concerts on his current tour early or only started with a long delay. It is now also unclear whether the arrest warrant concerts can continue as planned in September.
