Steve Hofmeyr’s IKOON Concert in Cape Town Has Been Cancelled

• Steve Hofmeyr has confirmed that his IKOON concert at Cape Town's DHL Stadium has been cancelled
• The show was previously rescheduled due to very low ticket sales, and a new date was announced
• Reports suggest that the cancellation of the show is due to organisers not seeing eye to eye with some artists

South African singer Steve Hofmeyr has confirmed the cancellation of the IKOON concert, which was slated to take place in Cape Town. The South African reported that this was due to the organisers of the event not seeing eye to eye with some of the artists.

Steve's show cancelled

Hofmeyr's tribute concert was scheduled to take place at the DHL Stadium on 26 October 2025. The show was previously postponed, allegedly due to very low ticket sales.

Taking to Facebook this week, the Oranje hitmaker said Wynand de Villiers from Cool Concerts cancelled the show due to contractual disputes.

The show was set to be a celebration of Steve Hofmeyr, who turned 61 years old this year. Artists who were slated to perform include Bobby van Jaarsveld, Nadine and Juanita du Plessis, among others.

The initial date was 29 March 2025; however, low ticket sales forced the organisers to push it to October.

The disappointed musician said:

“I am sad about IKOON, Cape Town, which has been cancelled by the organiser. However, his reasons are valid. No well-intentioned project can breathe in such a dark cloud of mud-throwing, rumours, envy, and venom.”

Not picking any sides, Steve also applauded the artists for standing up for themselves:

“I salute artists who stood up for themselves. They are right.”

It seems as though one of the major reasons the show got canned was due to Kurt Darren's issues with Cool Concerts.

Mzansi reacts to Steve's IKOON show cancellation

On Facebook, netizens were not sympathetic, and they made fun of the event cancellation. This was due to his past remarks, which offended a lot of people. He previously stated that he does not want to leave Mzansi.

Mike Mokoena laughed:

"Probably couldn't even sell more than 20 tickets."

Luyanda Usapho LwaMakhuma said:

"I’m sure it would be sold out in Orania."

Genjutsu said:

"He is going to blame the cANCer."

Umthandi WE Zinto reacted:

"Even his people don't support him."

Mariëtte de Villiers stated:

"This is not a Steve issue. This is an organiser's issue."

Hester Weyers shared:

"It was not sold out, so it was cancelled. People do not just accept Steve and his racism anymore. I lived in Strand for eight years... the one year he still had a concert in the city hall. My then-employer and his wife attended and left due to Steve's conduct. Ek wou hom hoor sing,nie na politiek luister nie". Die volgende jaar konSteve dregs by die Springbok bar in Gants plek kry...en die kroeg was nie eers vol nie. Hy is net nie meer wat hy was nie."

Steve Hofmeyr faces backlash

In a previous report from Briefly News, Steve Hofmeyr made headlines when he reacted to the 49 Afrikaners who left South Africa for the United States.

He also made headlines when he said he wants to bring back the use of racial slurs and black face. Peeps slammed Hofmeyr and accused him of racism and hypocrisy, with some calling for him to be cancelled.

Proofreading by Kelly Lippke, copy editor at Briefly.co.za.

Source: Briefly News