{"id":446305,"date":"2026-08-28T17:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T17:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/446305\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T17:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T17:30:11","slug":"j-coles-oakland-shows-remain-on-after-sacramento-cancelation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/446305\/","title":{"rendered":"J. Cole\u2019s Oakland shows remain on after Sacramento cancelation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"527\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/J.Cole-Featured.jpg\" class=\"attachment-csco-thumbnail-uncropped size-csco-thumbnail-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"J. Cole\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1044\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/J.Cole-Featured.jpg\" class=\"attachment-csco-large-uncropped size-csco-large-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"J. Cole\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJ. Cole performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland on Oct. 20, 2021. Matt Pang\/STAFF.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-73284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cole10-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"J. Cole\" width=\"680\" height=\"1020\"  \/>J. Cole performs at Oakland Arena in Oakland on Oct. 20, 2021. Matt Pang\/STAFF.<\/p>\n<p>Rapper J. Cole\u2019s two Oakland Arena concerts this weekend remain scheduled to proceed as of Friday morning. The update follows the cancelation of his Sacramento show Thursday after a member of his touring crew died in a highway crash.<\/p>\n<p>As of Friday morning, Cole\u2019s Aug. 29 and 30 performances at Oakland Arena were still listed as going forward on both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/j-cole-the-falloff-tour-oakland-california-08-30-2026\/event\/1C00644CB5F55F8D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Ticketmaster<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theoaklandarena.com\/events\/detail\/j-cole-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">venue websites<\/a>. The shows are the next stops on his The Fall-Off World Tour.<\/p>\n<p>The Aug. 27 concert at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento was canceled hours before showtime after a crew member driving a big rig carrying tour equipment died in a crash on Interstate 5 in Yolo County near Woodland. It occurs just south of where I-5 splits off from I-505<\/p>\n<p>CBS Sacramento identified the driver as Jarlath Parkinson, 66, of Jackson, South Carolina. California Highway Patrol officials told the station that the truck overturned shortly after 6 a.m. while traveling south on I-5 and carrying equipment from Cole\u2019s Aug. 25 concert in Seattle to Sacramento. No other vehicles were involved.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said the truck drifted onto the shoulder before the driver attempted to return to the roadway and lost control. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>It was not immediately clear whether the Sacramento date would be rescheduled, and Live Nation said tickets would be refunded automatically.<\/p>\n<p>Cole is touring behind The Fall-Off, his seventh album. The Oakland dates mark his first Bay Area performances in five years. He <a href=\"https:\/\/riffmagazine.com\/photos\/j-cole-21-savage-20211020\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">last performed at Oakland Arena in 2021<\/a>, with 21 Savage.<\/p>\n<p>        About The Author<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/riffmagazine.com\/author\/staff-report\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/test-2-150x150.png\"  class=\"avatar avatar-150 photo\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"m-a-box-avatar-url\" href=\"\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/test-2-150x150.png\"  class=\"avatar avatar-150 photo\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" itemprop=\"image\"\/><\/a>\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"J. 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