Ice Spice Speaks Out After Only Performing 5 Minutes of Planned 30-Minute New Year's Eve Show

Mar. 15, 2025

Ice Spice in February 2024.Photo:Gonzalo Marroquin/Getty Images

Gonzalo Marroquin/Getty Images

Ice Spicehas finally addressed her New Year’s Eve performance that was cut short at Australia’s Wildlands Festival.

On Saturday, Jan. 4, the “Deli” rapper, 25, offered a brief apology to fans at a Perth, Australia concert for her late arrival and brief set on Dec. 31,Youth Jamreported.

“I’m sorry guys, surely y’all can forgive me," Ice told the crowd. “It was my birthday and it takes a long time to look like a Barbie.”

She then launched into her Nicki Minaj collaboration, “Barbie World.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

PerThe Guardian, Ice was one of the headliners for the festival on New Year’s Eve, where she was slated to perform a 30-minute set.

Although festival organizers gave her an extra minute to perform, she only ended up playing two tracks during her six-minute set.

Ice Spice in September 2023.Taylor Hill/FilmMagic

Taylor Hill/FilmMagic

Just one day after her performance on Saturday, Jan. 4 in Perth, Ice wrapped her current tour with a performance in Adelaide, ending the global run in support of herher debut album,Y2K, which landed at No. 18 on theBillboard200.

In an interview withBillboardin July, Ice said she was “so ready” to start working on another project.

“I am definitely so ready to start another album,” she told the publication. “So that’s great. I know my label is gonna be really excited to hear that.”

source: people.com