Rapper Ikkimel: She was actually supposed to be on stage at the South by Southwest festival.Image: www.imago-images.de
The Berlin rapper Ikkimel actually wanted to play a concert in the USA. But that doesn’t happen because of political developments.
March 7, 2026, 2:23 p.mMarch 7, 2026, 2:23 p.m
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Two musicians from Berlin have scheduled appearances in the USA cancelled. After Ski Aggu had already given a concert in new York had been canceled, the rapper Ikkimel has now also announced an appearance at the South by Southwest festival in the US state Texas away.
According to rbb24, Ikkimel explained on Instagram on Friday that she would not be performing in Austin on March 15 as planned. The South by Southwest festival is considered one of the most important meeting places for the international music industry. The 28-year-old justified her decision with political developments. «I am generally against war. My rejection underlines exactly this statement.”
US foreign policy “unacceptable”
She was probably referring to the Iran war, which the USA and Israel started last Saturday. Ikkimel also wrote that she was looking forward to “taking part in a cultural and liberal event where people should feel free and comfortable and openly share their common values, tolerance and peace.” But “the current political climate and foreign policy decisions in the USA are unacceptable.”
Ikkimel and Ski Aggu each cancel appearances in the USA. Image: www.imago-images.de
The Berlin rapper Ski Aggu had already canceled a concert in New York in mid-February. The performance was scheduled for April 25th at Webster Hall in the East Village of Manhattan planned. According to the rapper, the concert in the hall, which had a capacity of around 1,500 people, was almost sold out.
As the regional editorial team berlin.t-online.de reported, Ski Aggu explained two weeks ago that he was not interested in political camps. “It’s about protecting fundamental democratic values and taking responsibility so that history doesn’t repeat itself!” Developments over the past few months have made it difficult for him to “just show up, perform and act like everything is normal.”
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