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Kanye West, Lady Gaga cancel Las Vegas concert

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Kanye West steals the microphone from Taylor Swift during her acceptance speech for Best Female Video at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.

By John Katsilometes (contact)

Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009 | 5:03 p.m.

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We won’t get to see the Kanye West/Lady Gaga travelling road show at Mandalay Bay Events Center on Nov. 13 after all. The co-headlining tour, featuring two of the more conversation-provoking stars in contemporary music over the past several weeks, was abruptly canceled this afternoon. An MGM Mirage spokesman and a news release issued by Live Nation confirmed that the 34-city tour was scuttled today, but gave no reason why.

Those holding tickets for the show are being instructed to contact their original point of purchase (the Mandalay Bay Events Center or Ticketmaster) for refunds.

West created a dustup Sept. 13 at the MTV Video Music Awards when he interrupted Female Video of the Year award-winner Taylor Swift with an ill-placed (though energetic), announcement of support for losing nominee Beyonce. He later apologized on national TV, during interviews with Jay Leno and Larry King.

Also during the VMA telecast, Lady Gaga performed while drenched in fake blood. Fittingly, the show at Mandalay Bay was to take place on Friday the 13th.

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