AUSTIN, Texas — Vanilla Ice has indefinitely postponed a Texas concert that had drawn fierce criticism due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Barrett Brannam said Vanilla Ice, whose real name is Robert Van Winkle, decided not to play because of concerns for he health of his fans and himself. Brannam said he didn’t know when the show will be rescheduled. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott last week shut down bars and clubs in an effort to halt what he called a “massive spread” of the coronavirus. But the Emerald Point Bar & Grill is still open and hosting live music because it is a restaurant and performances can take place outside.The Vanilla Ice show drew widespread attention — and criticism — when the rapper posted about it on social media Wednesday. Only 84 tickets had been sold before the online ticket broker suspended sales, Brannam said.
The performer played the same venue last year in front of 1,800 people and is booked for the holiday weekend for the next two years, Brannam said. Friday’s concert was booked in 2019, he said.Brannam said the rapper had committed to asking fans to wear masks and follow proper social distancing guidelines. The venue will check patrons’ temperatures at the entrance and will give a mask to anyone who needs one, he said.
I didn't know he was still performing.
royaldmd1 Hey, if you want to disperse a crowd, what better way than to threaten to hold a Vanilla Ice concert?
Slice like a ninja cut like a razor blade
He managed to stay relevant with that one hit song from 30 years ago. Bless his heart.
Saukel So he didn't fight for his right to party?
He could draw a larger crowd than Trump LoL.
10s of ppl heart broken
SethAbramson Smart move.
lookner Will the four people who bought tix get a refund?
Word to your mother!
Why the fuss? Five people in the audience can easily spread more than six feet apart.
Word to your mother
Real reason was 84 tickets sold lol
no one was gonna go anyways 😭😭
His 5 fans are deeply disappointed
Isn’t it ludicrous that Vanilla Ice isn’t smart enough to realize on his own that he shouldn’t have scheduled a concert He had to wait for the public to tell him it was wrong? ?!
The concert is iced iced, baby. Sorry, I had to take it there. Good morning😂
SethAbramson Vanilla who? 🤣😂🤣
Very good
Dry iced...
Would've been the easiest place to social distance...you could easily stand 6ft apart,hell 60 ft apart would've been doable.
I read that he only sold 84 tickets.
I thought he was trapped under debri from one of the houses he was renovating on that stupid show.
and because no one wants to hear Vanilla Ice......
NoDice ScienceForTheWin
Almost 11 people are greatly disappointed by this
But look at all the press and free publicity this has been has gotten.
Funny, I heard he sold less than 100 tickets. It might have been a socially distancing concert after all!
SethAbramson On ice, ice, baby.
Ears everywhere are grateful.
OMG will both of the ticket holders get a refund?
SethAbramson I thought you were dead.
Nooooooo. 😂😂😂
Why’s everyone so mad? Going to a Vanilla Ice concert IS social distancing.
Who the fuck is going to a Vanilla Ice concert anyways?
Ice iced baby. 🙂
Glad we could all just take a moment to stop, collaborate, and listen.
NTP but at first glance, I thought the pic was Rob Dyrdek. (Sorry robdyrdek.)
Selfishly, I wanted to see if Vanilla Ice - in 2020 - could outdraw Trump’s Tulsa rally. This is a good decision though.
One Hit Wonder has to sit this one out.
Dozens of Texans mildly annoyed, pat their guns nervously
rn_bic I’m sure it would have been crowded just like Tulsa was.....lol
rn_bic Omg, how will we ever survive!!!!
Vanilla who?
reneknottsports Put him out like a can-dle.
Duh
Vanilla melted baby
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Vanilla Ice is worse than Rona.
84 persons bought tickets, Ice Ice baby. !
People still go to vanilla ice concerts? You’d think it would be in sports bar or something.
How long can a Vanilla Ice concert be? He had like one hit.
Well, he’s not going to perform if no one shows up.
How do you not go with “...that drew chilly reception” here. Do better . CC: asfram MegKinnardAP
dont forget this gem!
SethAbramson Who?
Just going to leave this here: jimcarrey does vanilla ice in white white baby
I guarantee more people complained than bought tickets 😂😂 Don't know why tho -- it's fine to gather in groups of 10
🎼 Stop, Collaborate&Listen , Vanilla Ice is back with a brand new invention, MASK! 😷 Wear them tightly! All day,then wash them Nightly! Yo, if there’s a problem you know I’ll solve it MaskUp people for the Covid19 & we’ll dissolve it! Word to your mother on the Ventilator
Sorry, kids, you’re going to have to go to Chase Rice to catch the Rona
This is going to save lives
🤨Lol 🙄😐
More people have replied to this tweet than would have been at the concert. By a factor of 3
If you need to hear Ice Ice Baby live so badly please seek professional help !!
Guess he was ...' under Pressure.'
Wait... Vanilla Ice was planning a concert? Is he sharing the ticket with Billy Ocean?
WE ABOLISHED ICE!
As I posted earlier, this 'concert' could be held on Zoom, Google Hangout, Microsoft Teams, Instagram or periscope as it will last approximately 17 minutes.
Vanilla ice?
Who the vuck is Vanilla Ice?
Go (home) ninja , go (home) ninja, go!
🥱
SethAbramson Who the fuck is going to vanilla ice concert anyway
He’s still around?
He didn’t cancel because of criticism or intelligence - vanillaice sold less than 100 tickets, apparently OneHit FlipHouses
SethAbramson Isn’t attending a Vanilla Ice show just a masochistic form of self quarantine?
Under pressure?
Plus he only sold 84 tickets.
He still performs..? I have so many questions....!
Hard to put on a concert with only one song to your name though too!
Solid headline right there.
I thought you were allowed to be in groups of ten people or less in Texas.
Vanilla Ice has always been an ice ice clown Vanilla ice ice clown
84 tix sold, oops!
Reason prevailed
Ppl wanted to risk their and everyone else's life for VANILLA ICE
Vanilla... I just can't...
Stop!
SethAbramson NO ONE NEEDS TO SEE VANILLA ICE ... thank god it's cancelled.
Thank god they’ve saved all those tens of people.
He’s gone from vanilla to mayonnaise - bad form. Ew
SethAbramson Oh no? No vanilla ice. Meh
SethAbramson Just now?!!! 🙄🙄🙄
Why did he postpone?
Guess his really did go ding - ding - ding - di - di -ding - ding, after all.
SethAbramson I think it might have been that they only sold 400 of 2500 tickets.....
Chump got waxed like a candle.
So they poured some cold water on the concert and froze it on the spot.
wait whaaaaaaaaaaaaa
SethAbramson The sunset on his career long ago if you want to call that a career. I feel worse for the people who would attend such a show then I feel for the vanilla one.
SethAbramson Go play with kid rock
SethAbramson The fact that folks even wanted to go to a Vanilla Ice concert is hilarious.
Meth addicts in the Huston area are heart broken!
Hah. Well that’ll ruin that one guy’s day. I had no idea he had anything to do with music (for lack of better term) still. Hadnt heard a thing about him since.........ummmmm.......well who can remember that far back. Does he seriously have enough material for a set?! 😆
But but but. Who is going to light up a stage and wax a chump like a candle now?
Well...now there’s a headline I bet nobody thought they would read at the beginning of the year ...
I believe he stopped to collaborate and listen.
It's not coronavirus concerns, it was lack of talent
SethAbramson Who?
SethAbramson
SethAbramson 'Ice melts at room temperature'
SethAbramson Vanilla Ice tours? Who knew!
SethAbramson don't call it a comeback......ever
Growing up In the Hells Kitchen section of N.Y.C. you'll get your ass kicked for claiming to be a Vanilla Ice Fan. lol Queen and Bowie Rock!
SethAbramson Refunding the tickets won’t take very long.
SethAbramson 'If it was a problem yo he'll solve it check out the show walk away with the rona. Vent- vent-o-lator'
SethAbramson ICU, ICU baby...forever.
SethAbramson People actually still go to see him? Then again, I was always surprised that anyone spent a dime to hear “Ice, ice, baby” Three words per song doesn’t really make me get out the credit card.😂
SethAbramson Nice, Nice, Baby.
Anything less than the best is a felony 😷
SethAbramson He ain’t gonna put the top down this time
SethAbramson
SethAbramson Who?
SethAbramson This just got real.
A frosty reception for Vanilla Ice.
Ice ice...maybe?
Almost like this was for publicity and attention
I don't see what the problem was, his three fans would've had plenty of room for social distancing.
ICU ICU Baby
Who?
There's at least twelve people who are really disappointed.
Too cold, too cold
That’s gonna disappoint tens of people
Nice nice baby
*cough cough* baby
Even Vanilla Ice knows how to be responsible!
Why - who turns up to a Vanilla Ice concert? They would be completely safe - all 4 of them...
LMAO that old washed up meth head. Who the hell would pay to see that vanillaice
vautour_marie Who?
People are paying to see this guy SMH
Lawsuits from those who get sick scared his sponsors
I think it’s less about the virus and more about the 80 tickets that were sold out of 2500 Lol
All he had to do was say it was it was a 'Black Lives Matter' protest and the press would have praised him for it.
Let's be honest. He's painfully awful. No loss.
Common sense prevails
A Trump lover..lol
Did the two people get a refund?
Who?
Wow they followed all guidelines and he pulls out because of press from the mob. Spineless.
Vanilla Ice indefinitely postpones a Texas concert that drew fierce criticism due to their shit music. Fixed it!! 😂
I'm so tired of stupid people.
Shit, those 2 people are gonna be disappointed.
Yo, the concert has been iced iced baby!
I’m so glad he stopped, collaborated and listened.
Sad that it takes fierce criticism to make him cancel. The number of sick and dead never factored in?
So, soft-serve vanilla it is then.
Alright, stop!
Arctic__char So happy Vanilla Ice doesn’t get the opportunity to kill my kids. Yay!
12 people are mad.
Yeah not at all cause only 84 people bought tickets.
brontyman Vanilla Ice should indefinitely postpone simply for being Vanilla Ice
I'm the only one laughing at 'freeze Vanilla Ice'...........
I see what you did there...
Imagine getting the coronavirus and dying because you had to go to a Vanilla Ice show
Stop! Collaborate and cancel!
So, Ice put his concert on ice?
When vanilla ice is smarter than your president.
The 84 ticket holders and very disappointed. He needs to keep flipping gaudy homes in FL
He iced it
He should call it a protest not a concert
Oh no!!! He disappointed tens of people!!!
Aight STOP! Just stop and never think of doing this again.
Oh man. How are people gonna listen to 17 versions of the same song in the blazing summer heat now?
“Kiss My White Butt!” I’d like to remind everyone that Jim Carrey & 3rd Bass buried VI’s already pathetic and barely existent career. We can already make fun of what a poser and liar he is. Robert Van Winkle.
. . . not to state the obvious, who the hell would go to a Vanilla Ice concert He hold had 1 (maybe 2) hits.🤷♀️
Maybe he can go build some houses for the people that are going to need it very soon.
CherylHeide Well....dahhhh
Who the hell still listens to vanilla ice Wasn’t he a one hit wonder?
U gotta stop collaborate and listen or Ice will be back in an obituary mention. Something grabbed his lungs real tightly wouldn't let him breath daily or nightly. Will it ever stop? Yo, I don't know put on a mask and don't go to this show. To the extreme big crowds are a scandal
Is this a cooking science show
The Iceman No Cometh No More. He Melted.
Well I suppose that is one way to solve a problem. VanillaIce
And yet the earth continues to spin.
So I guess people weren’t willingly to risk their lives to see ice ice baby
He cancelled? He didn’t need to cancel as I’m sure there won’t be enough people there to social distance in the first place. 😂
BenRossTweets guess it’s not happening 🤷🏻♂️
Was it he virus or the 68 tickets he sold?
This is really going to upset his fan.
Are they going to issue refunds to all 15 people who ordered tickets?
There was a problem. And, yo, he did, in fact, solve it.
He just needed the press. He was not gonna have a concert.
It got his name back in the spot light. Good PR move even if there is backlash. People are still talking about him.
🎶 “What it’s like (spoot spoot poot spooth) havin’ the ‘Rona. V-I-D in full infect.” 🎶
People were going to show up for 1 song?
he stopped, collaborated, and listened.
Good. It just showed stupidity
reneknottsports The mob got’em. Canceled
Remembering the best thing to come from Vanilla Ice's career.
But... But they didn't have the virus in the 90's! Come on!
taylapoint freeze
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I guess he’s not as dumb as he looks after all
Was it because only 48 people bought tickets?
Yeah sure 'coronavirus' did that.
Lol actually he had only sold 84 tickets as of Wednesday night? 🙄 So there’s that
Hopefully the two ticket buyers can get a refund
Will those 8 ticket holders be able to get their money back?
jackboblee gutted
A problem he could not solve
was stupid to have it scheduled to begin with
He does concerts?
In all fairness if you went to a vanilla ice concert in the year 2020 you deserve to get COVIT 19 through 47
HARD-HEADED IMBECILITY
Nice. Nice. Baby.
'...drew fierce criticism.' End of sentence. The pandemic was mostly an innocent bystander. 😆😆
This how that it would of looked 👀👀😷😷😷 WearADamnMask
Oh no, all six ticket holders will be devastated.
That melted fast
OMG the 3 people that bought tickets must be devastated
Who?
Womp womp
And just like that, the 'Too Stupid to Live' comeback tour is over.
Well there was a problem, and he solved it.
This is sad news for Vanilla ISIS
Damn! I was gonna sell my tickets on the black market for thousands of dollars.
Such legends of music!!! What a shame ,I tell you, smh
Broken Frozen Ice
Who?
pictured here, the 3 upset Vanilla Ice fans who were genuinely excited
This guy was a has-been when he was something.
Aw man I was really having respect for him but now - not!
Good choice VANILLA ICE.
Can we send him to prison again?
Vanilla put the concert on ICE ICE Baby.
Co V-I-D....let’s kick it!
This news ruined the weekend plans of roughly 27 people.
That headline was cold
Isn't this guy like 80 or something? I ask because I'm old and I remember him from when I wasn't.
Yawn.
Name me 5 Vanilla Ice songs.....
lookner Almost thought that was John Cena there
And dozens were disappointed.
Low-rent Marky Mark still kicking in 2020
Vanilla Ice still has concerts?
Can't we organise a concert featuring Vanilla Ice, Kid Rock, Spice Girls, Nickelback and every K-pop artist and just let nature do its thing?
lookner He still alive?
Fitting that he would fold Under Pressure.
🎵 Stop, collaborate, and distance.🎵
Yea because the good people of Austin,TX were really gonna let this happen. Pffftt..
Psh. He can still drop by my pad and suck my asshole. It’s all good, home slice!
Really? Who I’m the hell was going?
These comments 😂😂😂
Glad the show got iced
DUMB. ASS. 🤦🏻♀️
The mob works it’s magic again
Both fans who were planning to attend must be crushed right now.
Who the hell is going to see Vanilla Ice?
Under Pressure
Legit enough to quit
Some where in Michigan... out in the quiet of the woods.. all you can here is... “MY NAMME ISSSSSSSSSSSSSS....KIIIIIID..ROCK!!”... and then silence falls over the land.. With his white rapper dominance still intact.. he falls into a pleasant slumber once again.
Aw he could have entertained dozens of people too.
You could have stopped at “criticism”
I can't believe anyone bought tickets.
KidRock where you at homie?
All 20 people will be hating a refund
Weak. We are taking this country peice by peice.
Might also be because they’ve only sold 89 tickets from article I read somewhere today.
The show was iced, iced, baby.
👍 smart move vanillaice
So there is a problem, and he can’t solve it?
When Vanilla Ice pretends to be more responsible than the President.
I still can’t imagine who would go to a Vanilla Ice concert...
Glad to see he stopped, collaborated, and listened
Ice, Ice Baby to go....
It is almost like this isn’t under control!!
So it seems that COVID-19 waxed the chump like a candle.
Is Kid Rock going to fill in for him?
This will have saved Vanilla's life life baby.
His 4 fans will be very disappointed
Who in the fuck was gonna pay money to see Vanilla Ice 🤷🏾♂️
Haha the concert is on ice, ice baby.
Allright he stopped.
Hahaha bye bye baby forever...Backlash is a bitch ain't it
Dozens of people upset they won’t be able to collaborate and listen.
A real insult to those fans who were dying to see him.
There are still Vanilla Ice concerts?
I’m surprised he went that route. I was led to believe that if there was a problem, he would solve it.
Have they given refunds to the dozen or so ticket-holders?
You mean they didn't sell any tickets except to Trump Supporters who want to catch COVID and spread it to everyone to own the Libs?! GTFO, we don't need to listen to a burned out wannabe right now, we've got WAAAAAAAAY more important things going on in Austin. stayhome
😶
I mean only 84 people bought tickets so that's more likely why he would 'reverse course' then his concern for people's health.
Havin' a 'Rona
Guess it's back to renovating shit houses in Florida. Ice Ice Baby my Reno !
These comments are GEMS!!😂 Thanks all!
MariBXBKgirl Concert on ice.
Narrator: No tickets were sold because no one wanted to go to this washed up loser’s show.
It's a quick concert. He only has one good song.
Vanilla Ice is the greatest rapper of all time.
Wait what people still paying to see him in concert. What other song did he have OneHitWonder
It’s odd these folks don’t see it coming
Damn, I don’t get to risk my life to see Vanilla Ice perform his one half-stolen song from 1992? What kind of country is this?
It would have been criminal to have held a large gathering... oh, wait.
Man, are those 12 people going to be disappointed!
That's really nice, nice, maybe.
All right stop—self-isolate and quarantine Ice is back with a brand new vaccine
THAT'S the reason a Vanilla Ice gig has been criticised?!? I can think of better reasons...
First off..... who is going to a Vanilla Ice concert?
Everyone on this thread seems to forget the amazing 'Ninja Rap' from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2. Fantastic piece of film history, right here.
...thus depriving people of the few seconds of pleasure excitedly thinking they are going to hear “Under Pressure.”
Alright STOP!
There is a silver lining here - it turns out that Vanilla Ice isn't as unconcerned with peoples lives as we thought he was.
Arriadna Clearly not too legit
rhonda_harbison But mah freedumb!!
Concert? Playing what? milking that Queen sample on a loop for 90 minutes? Sit ur ass down.
I haven't laughed so hard in awhile. Well he tried.....lolol
🎶Stop, collaborate and listen🎶
The replies here are just...
Let’s just let this sink in for a minute, vanilla ice made a more sound and responsible decision about a mass gathering than the president
Such a fool to even consider it.
What rock has he been living under about the pandemic
Like he only had 1, maybe 2 hits! Lol
Did no one buy tickets? Is that his real reason for canceling it? Because clearly he didn't care about getting people sick or killing them.
LOL
Call it a protest. All is good.
Ice, iced. Baby!
So what is a Vanilla Ice concert like anyway? Does he do his 2 songs and then renovate the stage?
I can't tell if this is pandemic or artist related [...] 'The Vanilla Ice show drew widespread attention — and criticism — when the rapper posted about it on social media Wednesday. Only 84 tickets had been sold before the online ticket broker suspended sales [...]
Ice ice baby Ice ice baby All right stop Postpone and listen ‘Rona’s back with a vengeance Something grabs a hold of me tightly It’s a mask... Face with medical mask
He is still around? I thought he was doing home remodeling.
It would have been deadly if he played a dope melody
Why. I don't think he would have a problem with social distancing at the concert. 10 percent capacity is acceptable
That's adorable that they were worried about crowds at a Vanilla Ice concert. Kudos for canceling it, but probably unnecessary.
It was probably because nobody bought tickets.
The comments got me in tears! 😂🤣😂
Iced, Iced, Baby.
But the color me badd show is still on right?
That's just cold.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
brb going to say some sh*t in vibe to spite him
The fat people are still paying to see vanilla ice is the most shocking part of this article
Owner Barrett Brannam’s, “I’m the most hated person on the planet right now over a Vanilla Ice show.” is “My stupidity & greed was exposed nationally.”
🤣 my day keeps getting better.
I’m guessing it was due to lack of interest
carlzimmer Was a PR stunt from beginning to get name back in headlines. Old dog, old trick.
Iced out
I would have loved to have seen these 'alleged thousands' of people at a Vanilla Ice concert.
Not worth losing your life over
I thought he had re-invented himself as a home decorator. Did that not go well? HGTV?
To be fair. He only sold 90 tickets so social distancing wasn't going to be a problem. I think he cancelled because of the anemic sales numbers.
that dude's still alive.
We alerted him of the problem and then he solved it, just like he said he’d do. DJ, you’re up!
The most press he’s gotten in decades
All ten fans must be so upset.
🎶I said stop, isolate and listen🎶
who the hell goes to a Vanilla Ice concert anyway
Whoa big loss
Ice melts, lives saved...
I thought ticket sales were really low... like 84 tickets sold. I'd rather pay to watch Jim Carrey do He's White White Baby.
No ticket sales
Well since he's not doing anything now maybe he can do a sequel to Cool as Ice
“Seeing a one hit wonder from the 90’s is totally worth risking my life”, said local idiots.
Ice clown turns down concert in nice town
Party is now over.
Gotta give him credit for stopping, collaborating and listening.
Wise move
Don’t play that “funky” music, white boy.
Vanilla Ice Fans -18 Covid -19.
You mean jokes not criticism 🤣🤣🤣
Article title 10/10
I feel bad for both of the people who wanted to go.
He was 'under pressure'
I love how the venue owner savaged him by revealing 84 tickets were sold.
Or maybe it was the fact that he only sold 84 tickets 🤣
5x more people left responses to this tweet, than actually bought tickets
I didn't see that coming...sure I did.
Q: Will it ever stop? A: Yo.. I doonn... yes.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Damn you COVID19! Haven't you taken enough from us already!?!? When does this madness end!! /s (to be safe)
What a shame for him and his 10 fans.
He can't afford to wait too long, though. His expiration date, if not already passed, surely is visible on the horizon.
All three people who bought tickets will be refunded.
What? Is Vanilla Ice still a thing? LOL
I guess they'll have to settle for the Milli Vanilli reunion tour.
xpangler 84 people will be slightly disappointed.
What a shame. This could've been a force for good. Vanilla Ice concerts are one of the most effective ways to keep people inside their homes.
This is really a headline in 2020...
Rip Van Winkle
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calvinwatkins I guess we now know the answer to “Will it ever stop?”
Dammit
vanilla ice was and never be relevant enough for me to go anywhere anytime tbh lol
Huh. I bet the tickets were selling like crazy, too.
lol
but vanilla Isis still reigns supreme!
Finally! Some 2020 good news.
cmonastero what are you gonna do now!!!!
Kneel to the mob
Anything less would be a felony.
Well this was a problem and yo, he solved it.
How desperate are you people in Texas for...gulp.. entertainment ? stayhome COVID19 WearAMask
Well, sure. Both people who show up to a Vanilla Ice show would be at risk.
So he stopped, collaborated,and listened?
Any press is good press!
What's a Vanilla Ice?
Vanilla Ice is still giving concerts?
Breaking news - Vanilla Ice's 15 minutes of fame was over about 3 decades ago. No one cares.
That's cold, ice cold!
Iced, iced, baby
My guess that there were so few tickets sold that social distancing was going to be a natural occurrence.
......and two people are pissed - vanilla ice and his fan
Put on ice?
The coronavirus is going to be disappointed. lol
I thought he indefinitely postponed his career years ago.
Wow... he has more sense than the fucking President.
Who the hell is going to a Vanilla Ice concert in 2020
Nice Baby, Nice...
I just bought tickets!!
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and not because of low ticket sales?
At least we have plenty of room for riots and protests so that's all good then right?
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