Eminem Headlines Abu Dhabi Concert Days After Mom’s Death

Eminem performed in front of a packed crowd of hundreds of thousands of fans this weekend less than one week after the death of his mom.

The rapper had an audience of more than 40,000 fans at Etihad Park on Saturday where he delivered a powerful performance that marked the third after-race concert of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix series.

The show comes just days after TMZ broke the story that his mom, Debbie Nelson, died following a battle with advanced lung cancer. She died in St. Joseph, Missouri at the age of 69.

Some fans feared the rapper would cancel his Abu Dhabi appearance amid his mom’s death but those rumors were dispelled on Wednesday when his social media accounts confirmed the show would go on.

Eminem’s relationship with his mom was known to be a rollercoaster of drama and dysfunction. Early on in his career, he publicly accused her of being neglectful and abusive. She would go on to sue him for defamation in 1999.