21 Savage has announced a massive show at the 02 Arena in London on Thursday, November 30^th 2023. This will mark the rapper’s first headline show in the UK. Tickets can be found here.

The UK-born Atlanta-based rapper announced the show via social media, showcasing childhood photos from his youth living in London, soundtracked to Skylar Grey’s “Coming Home”. The video in the post concluded with the words: “London, I’m coming home”. Drake has hinted towards making an appearance by making a comment underneath the post by simply responding: “*We’re.”

The 02 Arena show is a one-off show that isn’t a part of any specific tour for the rapper. Opening support for the show will be provided by Baby Drill and 21 Harold. The ticket pre-sale will be held on Wednesday, October 11^th at 9am, whilst general presale will be open on Friday, October 13^th. Tickets can be found here.

21 SAVAGE HOMECOMING
THE O2
NOV. 30 pic.twitter.com/wDU32Fl3WS

— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) October 9, 2023

The announcement for 21 Savage’s first show follows the news that the rapper has been declared a “lawful permanent resident” of the United States and is able to freely travel around the world, including to his native United Kingdom. 21 Savage was touring for Drake’s “It’s All A Blur” tour, but was unable to join him for shows outside of the United States until very recently as a result of immigration complications dating back to 2005.

21 Savage (real name: Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph), has been fighting a four year legal battle since 2019, as he was arrested for immigrating to the United States and overstaying his Visa, having arrived in the country in 2000 when he was 7 years old. “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested unlawfully present United Kingdom national Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph AKA ‘21 Savage’ during a targeted operation with federal and local law enforcement partners early Sunday in metro Atlanta,” were the words of ICE spokesperson Brian Cox at the time of arrest, however Savage’s lawyer at the time exclaimed: “We are working diligently to get Mr Abraham-Joseph out of detention while we work with authorities to clear up any misunderstanding,”

The investigation concluded that Savage had immigrated from the United Kingdom to the United States from the age of 7 in 2000, but then returned to the United Kingdom for his uncle’s funeral in 2005, aged 12, without any knowledge that his visa would expire in 2006. Savage would attempt to renew his visa in 2017 after learning it was a legal requirement.