D4VD Tour Canceled Amid Inquiry into Teenager’sโ Death
The remainingโ dates on โฃsinger D4VD’s world tour, including two performances inโ the Netherlands, have been canceled asโค authorities continue to investigate the discovery of a deceased 15-year-old girlโ in a โvehicleโค registered to the artist. The cancellationsโ follow a week of escalating scrutiny surrounding D4VD, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, after los Angeles police found the body of Celeste Rivas in theโฃ trunkโ ofโฃ a car linked to him.
The โฃtour’s โabrupt halt impacts fans anticipating showsโ at โAmsterdam’s Paradiso and Melkweg on October 9th and 10th. Paradiso’s websiteโฃ posted a statement โfrom โขthe singer’sโค management citing “unforeseen circumstances” for the cancellations, mirroring the reason given for the cancellation โof the final two U.S. tour dates.โฃ The case has triggered โขa criminal โinvestigation, โขthough no arrests โฃhave โbeen made, and raises questions about the circumstances surroundingโค Rivas’ disappearance and death.
rivas had been missing since last year and was found in a “serious โขstate of dissolution” within the vehicle, which wasโข located at a recovery company depot after reports of a foul odor. Police indicate multiple individuals had access to theโ car. Investigators searched the residence where Burke was staying following the discovery.
Theโ Melkweg and Paradiso venues had previously stated they would seek clarification regarding the case after โnews of Rivas’ discovery surfaced. โThe investigation โinto the cause of Rivas’ deathโฃ remains ongoing.