{"id":422040,"date":"2026-05-11T09:24:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/422040\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T09:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:24:16","slug":"keli-holiday-abruptly-forced-to-cancel-gig-after-being-denied-re-entry-to-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/422040\/","title":{"rendered":"Keli Holiday abruptly forced to cancel gig after being denied re-entry to the US"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adam Hyde<\/a> was abruptly forced to cancel his New York show and fly back to Australia after he was refused re-entry into the US.<\/p>\n

The award-winning Aussie artist, who goes by his stage name Keli Holiday<\/a>, was set to perform across four dates on his first North American tour.<\/p>\n

Following his third show in Toronto on May 6, Hyde revealed he was unexpectedly detained at the Canadian border mid-tour.<\/p>\n

\"KeliHyde was forced to go back to Australia early. (Brendon Thorne\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The \ufeffDancing2 singer\ufeff felt “gutted” over the show’s cancellation as he addressed disappointed fans on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Hello stunnas, unfortunately I’m not going to make it to tonight’s show at Baby’s All Right in NYC,” Hyde began in statement posted to his Stories.<\/p>\n

“I have spent all day detained at the Canadian border and denied entry back into the US despite having the proper visa documentation in place. I’m still trying to get clarity on the situation myself,” he explained.<\/p>\n

“I’m honestly gutted… I hate letting people down.”<\/p>\n

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\"AdamHyde revealed his visa was revoked despite having the “proper documentation in place”. (Instagram \/ @keliholiday)<\/p>\n

The star thanked his fans for the support and patience, while he “figures things out”.<\/p>\n

Fans in return took to the comments to show their support.<\/p>\n

“Gotta make nyc happen next go \ud83e\udd18,” one follower wrote.<\/p>\n

“Missed you in NY,” said another while a third commented: “America doesn’t deserve you and Australia is thrilled to have you back.”<\/p>\n

Hyde then shared a close up of his suitcase and airport arrival ticket with the simple caption “home” confirming his arrival back Down Under.<\/p>\n

\"AdamHyde is also one half of Aussie electronic duo Peking Duk. (Getty Images for SXSW Sydney)<\/p>\n

The singer is preparing for the next leg of his tour starting on Thursday May 14 in Manly, NSW.<\/p>\n

The tour continues across to Victoria and Tasmania before \ufeffkicking off his UK tour in Dublin, Ireland.<\/p>\n

Nine.com.au has reached out to Hyde’s team for comment.<\/p>\n

This isn’t the first time Hyde has had to unfortunately cancel a gig.<\/p>\n

\"AbbieHyde with girlfriend and media personality Abbie Chatfield. (Getty)\"PekingThe singer narrowly missed out on taking the title of Triple J’s Hottest 100 song last year. (Michael Willson\/AFL Photos via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, the singer pulled out of his performance at the Royal Randwick’s Championships Day<\/a> just 24 hours after the gig was announced.<\/p>\n

The singer \ufefftook to his Instagram Story to explain the mishap, posting a video of a woman dancing at one of his gigs with text over the top.<\/p>\n

“Not playing the races FYI,” he confirmed at the time.<\/p>\n

“The gig was booked in the chaotic end of last year as a result of miscommunication within my team and wasn’t the fault of [The Australian Turf Club] ATC … apologies all around.”<\/p>\n

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