Rod Wave countersues Grizzly to void tour deal seeks independent tour

Rod Wave filed a countersuit on October 12 in Florida court, asking a judge to void his touring agreement with promoter Grizzly Touring and allow him to self-promote a new December tour after Grizzly sued him last month seeking about $27 million tied to his canceled Last Lap arena dates. The countersuit says Grizzly’s production failures, routing decisions and last-minute rescheduling made it logistically impossible to complete the tour and that the promoter breached the contract first.

Grizzly’s original complaint alleges the singer and rapper failed to complete a substantial portion of the Last Lap tour and is withholding roughly $27 million in unrecouped advances. The promoter says it guaranteed $40.25 million for 35 shows and provided substantial upfront payments, and has sought damages and other relief, including a court order to require Rod Wave to perform under the existing agreement for future tours.

Rod Wave’s filings dispute those assertions. His legal team contends that only a portion of scheduled dates proceeded as originally announced and that repeated changes to schedules and venue assignments, along with alleged mishandling of load-in and technical production,...