PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Bad bunny fans in the Philadelphia area are preparing for the worst-case scenario: seeing the Latin trap and reggaeton artist on a weeknight.
Right now, Bad Bunny is scheduled to hit the Wells Fargo Center on Friday, April 19 as part of his ‘Most Wanted’ tour – but that concert could be rescheduled depending on what happens with the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA Play-in Tournament as they try to score a playoff spot.
The Sixers can make the playoffs if they do that defeated the Miami Heat in a game scheduled for Wednesday, April 17. But if the Sixers lose that game, they will have one more chance to avoid elimination in the playoffs – and that would be in another home game at the Wells Fargo Center scheduled for Friday – the same day as the concert.
Under that scenario, Bad Bunny’s concert in Philadelphia would be moved a day earlier – to Thursday, April 18 at the Wells Fargo Center.
Fans on social media criticized Ticketmaster over the plan, with some questioning whether refunds will be available.
“Thanks @Ticketmaster for assuming that anyone can move their lives to get to Bad Bunny in Philly on April 18th instead of April 19th depending on the outcome of a basketball game,” one user wrote on X.
“I booked a hotel room and now have to wait until Wednesday night to find out if I’m going to the concert on Thursday or Friday. Unbelievable,” another fan posted on X.
Regardless of what night the concert takes place, Bad Bunny will be making its first appearance in Philadelphia since then headlining the Made in America Festival in September 2022.
Bad Bunny was the most streamed artist on Spotify for three years in a rowfrom 2020 to 2022, earlier he was surpassed in 2023 by Berks County native Taylor Swift.
