Iggy Azalea explains Great Escape tour delays

On Tuesday Iggy Azalea announced through her label Def Jam that she’s postponed her upcoming North American tour. Originally set for spring, her Great Escape tour is now set to kick off in late September, although her scheduled opening acts Nick Jonas and Tinashe won’t be joining her.

As Billboard reports, Azalea went on Los Angeles radio station 97.1 AMP to offer an explanation. “It is bumped back,” she said, “because I am a psychopath. It is my first arena tour, so it’s a big undertaking and I’m doing a lot of the creative direction, which I do for everything. […] [T]o get this stage done in time, I would be making a lot of sacrifices and cuts and changes and compromises would have had to be made to get this thing done in time.”

The Great Escape Tour will now kick off Sept. 18 in San Diego. See the rescheduled dates below.

Sept. 18: San Diego, CA @ Valley View Casino Center

Sept. 20: Fresno, CA @ SaveMart Center

Sept. 24: Oakland, CA @ The Oracle Arena

Sept. 25: Los Angeles, CA @ STAPLES Center

Sept. 29: Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center

Oct. 1: Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center

Oct. 2: Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena

Oct. 3: Auburn Hills, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills

Oct. 5: Washington, DC @ Verizon Center

Oct. 6: Boston, MA @ TD Garden

Oct. 8: Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre

Oct. 10: Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center

Oct. 11: Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center

Oct. 12: Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center

Oct. 15: Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena

Oct. 17: Miami, FL @ AmericanAirlines Arena

Oct. 18: Orlando, FL @ Amway Center

Oct. 22: Houston, TX @ Toyota Center

Oct. 23: Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center

Oct. 25: Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center

Oct. 27: Glendale, AZ @ Gila River Arena