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Lana Del Rey tour cancelled due to 'Saturday Night Live' flap?
Published Tuesday, Feb 7 2012, 15:07 GMT | By Justin Harp | 4 comments
Lana Del Rey has apparently cancelled plans for a large-scale concert tour following her controversial appearance on Saturday Night Live.
The musician's performance of 'Video Games' and 'Blue Jeans' on a January episode of SNL drew negative reactions from some critics, fans and even fellow celebrity Juliette Lewis.
The fallout from her stint on Saturday Night Live has caused Del Rey to rethink a scheduled 30-date tour slated to begin in March, according to Page Six.
A source close to Del Rey revealed: "[Lana] and her manager decided to cancel [the tour] after SNL. She was very upset... They figure [more time] allows time for her to clear her head, then go back to selling tickets. More importantly, they figure, the extra time gives them more distance from SNL."
Del Rey's record label Interscope responded to reports of a cancelled tour by saying in a statement: "Interscope had nothing to do with booking or postponing a tour."
The popstar has been defended by Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe, who hosted SNL on the same night when Del Rey was a musical guest.
Radcliffe said: "It was unfortunate that people seemed to turn on her so quickly. I also think people are making it about things other than the performance."
Saturday Night Live also appeared to come to the star's defence last weekend, when Kristen Wiig impersonated Del Rey and mocked the claim that she was the show's all-time worst musical guest.
Wiig quipped while impersonating Del Rey's breathy voice: "Some said I was 'the worst musical guest in SNL history. The music stage on Saturday Night Live is hallowed ground, and I failed to reach the high bar set by past guests such as Bubba Sparxxx, the Baha Men, and Shaggy."
Del Rey has admitted that she found it strange to perform on television, but said she was glad to have performed on SNL.
> Karl Lagerfeld says Adele is "too fat", Lana del Rey is "not bad"
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Watch Lana Del Rey perform 'Video Games' on Saturday Night Live below:
The musician's performance of 'Video Games' and 'Blue Jeans' on a January episode of SNL drew negative reactions from some critics, fans and even fellow celebrity Juliette Lewis.
The fallout from her stint on Saturday Night Live has caused Del Rey to rethink a scheduled 30-date tour slated to begin in March, according to Page Six.
A source close to Del Rey revealed: "[Lana] and her manager decided to cancel [the tour] after SNL. She was very upset... They figure [more time] allows time for her to clear her head, then go back to selling tickets. More importantly, they figure, the extra time gives them more distance from SNL."
Del Rey's record label Interscope responded to reports of a cancelled tour by saying in a statement: "Interscope had nothing to do with booking or postponing a tour."
The popstar has been defended by Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe, who hosted SNL on the same night when Del Rey was a musical guest.
Radcliffe said: "It was unfortunate that people seemed to turn on her so quickly. I also think people are making it about things other than the performance."
Saturday Night Live also appeared to come to the star's defence last weekend, when Kristen Wiig impersonated Del Rey and mocked the claim that she was the show's all-time worst musical guest.
Wiig quipped while impersonating Del Rey's breathy voice: "Some said I was 'the worst musical guest in SNL history. The music stage on Saturday Night Live is hallowed ground, and I failed to reach the high bar set by past guests such as Bubba Sparxxx, the Baha Men, and Shaggy."
Del Rey has admitted that she found it strange to perform on television, but said she was glad to have performed on SNL.
> Karl Lagerfeld says Adele is "too fat", Lana del Rey is "not bad"
> Lana Del Rey scores biggest album No.1 of 2012 with 'Born To Die'
Watch Lana Del Rey perform 'Video Games' on Saturday Night Live below:
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