Two Umamusume concert events in Los Angeles have been canceled after staff couldn’t get their visas permitted in time for the occasion, leaving American followers distraught.
On October 18, the official Umamusume: Fairly Derby Twitter/X account introduced that staffers working the exhibits — scheduled for October 22 and 23 — have been having difficulties securing their journey visas. On the time, it didn’t cancel the occasions, however warned concertgoers that this will impression the festivities.
The chance that these concert events could be canceled sparked concern among the many sport’s fanbase, with many joking (or maybe being absolutely severe) that this occasion would possibly politically “radicalize” them, given the extraordinarily lengthy wait occasions for visas in america proper now.
The subsequent day, Cygames confirmed that the Los Angeles concert events had been formally canceled, providing refunds to followers who’d bought each on-site viewing tickets and streaming tickets to look at the present remotely. Responses to followers who made journey plans are additionally in progress, although Cygames admitted that this will take “a while.”
“Though we’ve got coordinated repeatedly with all events involved and explored each doable possibility in our efforts to make this occasion occur, we have been unable to acquire the mandatory visas for entry into the US, so we’ve got come to the painful conclusion that holding the concert events is not doable,” the publish reads.
“As soon as once more, we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this causes to all of the Trainers who have been eagerly trying ahead to the concert events, in addition to to the Umamusume forged, accomplice firm employees, and everybody concerned who put super effort into making this occasion occur.”
It’s with heavy hearts that we should announce the cancellation of the Umamusume: Fairly Derby – seventh EVENT: THE STAGE in LOS ANGELES concert events deliberate for Oct 22–23, 2026.
Though we’ve got coordinated repeatedly with all events involved and explored each doable possibility in our efforts to make this occasion occur, we have been unable to acquire the mandatory visas for entry into the US, so we’ve got come to the painful conclusion that holding the concert events is not doable.
To all of the Trainers who have been eagerly trying ahead to the present, we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and concern this causes, and for saying this so near the occasion date.
As a consequence of this cancellation, we are going to course of refunds for the next:
・On-site viewing tickets
・Streaming tickets
As well as, we’re trying into doable responses to Trainers who have been planning to attend the live performance in particular person. It will take a while, so we ask in your endurance. Particulars shall be introduced on the seventh EVENT WORLD TOUR official web site.
As soon as once more, we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this causes to all of the Trainers who have been eagerly trying ahead to the concert events, in addition to to the Umamusume forged, accomplice firm employees, and everybody concerned who put super effort into making this occasion occur.
Please see the hyperlink under for the official discover:
https://t.co/lrZyCDHwhh
— Umamusume: Fairly Derby (@umamusume_eng) October 20, 2026
It’s secure to say that Umamusume followers within the States are fully beside themselves over this information, with many who’d made journey preparations feeling particularly burnt by the scenario — not at Cygames, however with the political points which can be making visa acquisitions particularly arduous.
“I am so sorry that this occurred. I used to be excited to have a mini-concert at house and had many associates and acquaintances who have been excited to go. I want issues might have labored out,” one fan replied.
“Thanks so very a lot for making an attempt, it is heart-breaking however we all know you tried till the very finish,” one other wrote.
“This isn’t the America I wished to stay in,” one other stated, whereas yet one more joked that the nation is at present experiencing an “anti-Uma administration.”
Realizing the ability of the Umamusume fanbase, some netizens are genuinely satisfied that this incident might lead to actual political activism; in spite of everything, these followers have made a number of real-world impacts over time, with the neighborhood beforehand banding collectively to avoid wasting a sick racehorse from a slaughterhouse, elevating over $600,000 to rebuild stables for the horse Meisho Doto, and even inspiring a disabled fan to carry out onstage for the very first time.
Umamusume concert events aren’t the one occasions getting impacted by lengthy visa wait occasions; a number of different exhibits have additionally fallen sufferer to this difficulty, with the likes of Shinee’s Taemin being pressured to cancel his complete North American tour resulting from being unable to safe visas for its employees and key personnel.