Pitbull fans paid tribute to the rapper at a recent London concert, dressing up as him with bald caps, sunglasses and tuxedos and leather jackets.
For the O2 Arena show on the European leg of his ‘Party After Dark Tour’, on Friday (Feb 21), thousands of concertgoers descended on the venue, clad in their own Pitbull outfits. This trend has been going on for years, with fans, many of whom are female, dressing up as the famous rapper.
Seeing the mass of fans suited up in their costumes, Pitbull said on stage: “Now I wanna say a special thank you to everybody who came out with bald caps here tonight. It’s amazing to see, and it’s amazing to feel.”
@conniechaise Mr Worldwide says ta for the bald caps #pitbull #mr305 305 #mrworldwide ♬ original sound – – user21583986709
“And I hope when you put on those bald caps you feel just like I do: Having a good mother****ing time every day of my life.” Fans shared snaps of the event and fans posted up in Pitbull attire:
most of the audience at Pitbull’s O2 concert turned up in bald caps pic.twitter.com/1bNKLiJzAQ
— music wins (@musicwins1) February 22, 2025
The Cuban-American rapper has cultivated a large fanbase, making dance floor hits such as ‘I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)‘, and popular club music collabs like ‘Give Me Everything’ with Ne-Yo and ‘Timber’ featuring Kesha. Branding himself as “Mr Worldwide”, he’s done big numbers globally, selling over 25 million albums and 100 million singles internationally.
Pitbull first embarked on his ‘Party After Dark Tour’ in August 2024, kicking things off in North America. The European leg, featuring Lil Jon as a supporting act, commenced on Feb 19 in Dublin, and was set to conclude today, Feb 25, in Cologne, Germany.
Now, due to ‘phenomenal demand’, Pitbull has added an extra date at The O2 arena for the tour, as well as in Manchester and Dublin. He will be returning to the UK on Monday June 9, with Shaggy as a special guest. In a press release, the extra shows promise ‘stunning visuals, explosive pyrotechnics, and Pitbull’s signature performance’.
There will be several pre-sales for the June concerts – an artist presale on Ticketmaster will open tomorrow on Wednesday Feb 26 at 9am, followed by a LiveNation presale at 8:45am on Thursday Feb 27.
Also on Ticketmaster, there will be a Spotify presale at 11am on Thursday Feb 27, and the general onsale will open up at 9am on Friday Feb 28 on Ticketmaster, LiveNation and AXS.
