In an Instagram story posted on MSU Student Life’s page Tuesday, MSU informed students that the "DaBaby at MSU" concert, which was planned for Friday, was cancelled in July. The concert planned to feature rapper DaBaby at the MSU Beta Theta Pi fraternity house.
After issuing the cancellation, the fraternity reportedly unsuccessfully requested that concert promoters stop advertising the event, resulting in a cease-and-desist letter being filed by the university after ticket sales continued.
The concert was first announced on social media on June 26, with RushLink and LineLeap as the promoters of the concert.
“The students who live at 330 N. Harrison (Beta Theta Pi) have reached out to concert promoters and asked them to stop selling tickets to this event and to communicate with those who have purchased tickets. They have not been successful,” the story read. “MSU has sent them a cease and desist letter with no response.”
The story continued to inform students that the event is not happening on campus or anywhere in East Lansing and mentioned that if students are looking for a refund, they should contact the vendor.
“The university is working to amplify the efforts of Beta Theta Pi to communicate that this event is not taking place,” MSU spokesperson Amber McCann said. “MSU sent a cease-and-desist letter regarding the promoter referencing the event taking place “at MSU.” The promoter or organizer of the event has not responded to repeated communications asking them to stop advertising the event. Law enforcement are prepared to turn people away should they show up on Friday, the 22nd.”
At the time of publication, RushLink is still advertising the cancelled event on its website, with individuals still reselling tickets on social media as of Tuesday night. MSU has not received a response from promoters at the time of publication.
“That was part of the reason why Michigan State posted on social media to bring attention to the fact that is not supposed to be moving forward is because there seems to be an effort to continue to sell tickets to a canceled event,” McCann said.
McCann emphasized that students can reach out to the Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety or the East Lansing police department if they believe they are a victim of fraud.
“This is not a university-sponsored event or university-hosted event and that is what MSU is pursuing the promoter for,” McCann said. “This is not an event that's been coordinated, scheduled or organized with the university.”
Beta Theta Pi has not responded to The State News’ request for comment at the time of publication.
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