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- San Francisco Chronicle
Curfew in Downtown L.A. postpones Bay Area rapper Ruby Ibarra's Tiny Desk Tour kickoff
Bay Area rapper Ruby Ibarra 's kickoff to NPR's Tiny Desk Contest On The Road tour has been postponed due to the curfew in downtown Los Angeles, the artist announced.
'My love & apologies to everyone who got tickets for tonight's show — for those who wanted to be in community and empower & heal collectively through music,' Ibarra wrote in a Facebook post. 'Because of the curfew that's been implemented in DTLA, NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest On The Road show … has been rescheduled.'
The concert scheduled to take place at the Regent Theater on Wednesday, June 11, which was to mark the first stop of Ibarra's 10-city tour, will now take place on July 1.
She added that previously purchased tickets will be honored for the rescheduled show and that refunds will be available for those unable to attend.
The curfew followed the sixth consecutive day of protests across downtown L.A., where President Donald Trump has deployed National Guard troops to quell demonstrators who have gathered in response to his latest crackdown on immigrants.
Wednesday's demonstrations drew thousands to Pershing Square and City Hall, where police fired less-lethal munitions and flash-bang grenades at crowds.
Ibarra, a San Lorenzo native, recently won NPR's 2025 Tiny Desk Contest with a live performance of 'Bakunawa,' a genre-blending track inspired by Filipino mythology. Her winning entry earned her a performance at NPR's Washington, D.C., headquarters, along with the national tour.
The Petaluma stop of the tour, scheduled for Friday, June 13, at Lagunitas Brewing Company, remains unaffected.
'We can't wait to bring this night of incredible music to LA soon,' Ibarra wrote. 'In solidarity and love.'
