ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 13: Ari Lennox performs during "Nostalgia Tour" at State Farm Arena on December 13, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage)
<p><strong>Ari Lennox</strong> is speaking out about the not-so-pleasant time she had as the opening act on <strong>Rod Wave</strong>&#8216;s recent nationwide tour.</p>
<p>As fans may recall, the &#8216;On It&#8217; singer had joined Wave on his &#8216;Nostalgia&#8217; tour, which ran from October 19 to December 18.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Ari Lennox Hated Being On Her Recent Tour</h3>
<p>In a heartfelt and candid Instagram Live session, Lennox revealed that the crowd solely caused her time on the road to be anything but enjoyable.</p>
<p>&#8220;You could be singing your a** off, and they don&#8217;t give a sh**,&#8221; she said, acknowledging the clear disconnect between her and Wave&#8217;s fans.</p>
<p>The 32-year-old said that the audience ultimately couldn&#8217;t relate to her music because they were there &#8220;for voices that will never be like my voice.&#8221;</p>
<p>The experience ultimately left her feeling miserable. Lennox recalled things getting so bad that she didn&#8217;t even want to continue performing because she felt as if she was singing to the wrong crowd at every show.</p>
<p>The 35-date concert had subsequently become the worst tour Lennox had ever been part of.</p>
<p>But despite the obstacles she faced with the audience, Lennox was still determined to give her best performance &#8212; regardless of whether people resonated with her songs or not.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">She Felt Disconnected From The Crowd</h3>
<p>But she soon realized that even after giving the crowd her everything &#8211; from the glam to her soul, and her &#8220;whole a****le&#8221; (her words, not ours), it was never going to be enough.</p>
<p>&#8220;Nothing was ever enough,&#8221; she continued to tell her fans.</p>
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<p class="whitespace-pre-wrap">Seeing her industry peers receive a completely different reaction when they hit the stage made things much worse.</p>
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<p>When rapper <strong>Toosii</strong> &#8212; who was also an opening act on the tour &#8212; would perform, Lennox said the entire building would light up, with fans showing nothing but &#8220;love&#8221; to the &#8216;Love Cycle&#8217; rapper.</p>
<p>But as soon as she geared up to sing her first song, it almost seemed like the crowd showed no interest in her.</p>
<p>&#8220;I just remember every show racing to get off stage &#8211; racing to get through my set. And then I found a spot where I was comfortable, and I started trying to communicate with the audience.</p>
<p>&#8220;And then when I realized they were getting angry at me affirming them, I was like, &#8216;Okay, this is-&#8216; You&#8217;re getting angry that I&#8217;m affirming you? This is not my crowd and it will never be. And that&#8217;s alright.&#8221;</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Ari&#8217;s Water Bottle Incident</h3>
<p>Lennox also shed light on the concert-goer who decided to throw a water bottle at her during a show back in November.</p>
<p>As <strong>The Shade Room</strong> previously reported, the Washington D.C. native was performing her song, &#8216;Pressure,&#8217; at the Kia Forum in LA when the object <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/ari-lennox-comes-close-throwin-hands-a-fan-rodwave-tour-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was hurled her way</a>.</p>
<p>Understandably, Lennox was fuming and demanded to know who had thrown the bottle at her. But in her IG Live, she said Wave&#8217;s fans&#8217; treatment of her had already prepared her for the incident, so it didn&#8217;t surprise her when it happened.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;That side of the stage, like, I felt the energy. I wasn&#8217;t surprised that it happened. I felt it. First of all, it was all darkness. That was literally the energy coming from the left side.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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