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Cardi B returned to the Gainbridge Fieldhouse stage over the weekend as the Little Miss Drama Tour invaded Indianapolis.
At one point during the Saturday (Match 14) show, Cardi recalled an alleged bomb threat that led to a show being canceled in the same building in 2019. (The arena was named Bankers Life Fieldhouse at the time.)
“[The last time] I was supposed to perform in this city, they sent a terroristic threat. They said they was gonna bomb my show,” Cardi told the crowd before performing “I Like It.” “I was like, ‘Hold on, motherf—kers. They want to bomb me?’ B—h, I was scared and everybody online was cursing me out.”
Cardi continued: “They were saying that I was lying and s—t, but I would never do that to y’all. I would never cancel on y’all. But safety first, motherf—kers! Let’s keep the party going!”
The Grammy-winning rapper is referencing a July 2019 show that was canceled shortly before doors opened due to what police called an “unverified threat” toward Cardi. Indianapolis law enforcement found at the time that there was “no immediate threat to public safety.”
“Dear Indiana people I’m so sorry for today,” Cardi wrote to X in 2019. “I will like to let you know I was at the venue I was even rehearsing a new move I been excited to do on my show. Unfortunately there was a security threat that is currently under investigation right now. My safety and your safety first.”
Due to the threat, the show was postponed from July to September 2019. Nearly seven years later, Cardi returned to Indianapolis for a show on Saturday night.
The Little Miss Drama Tour continued on Sunday (March 15) with a date in Detroit, which saw Cardi bring out Kash Doll as a special guest. The Bronx native’s first headlining trek will be making stops in Kansas City, Cincinnati and Chicago later this week.
