MGK reveals he's touring 'for free' as he thanks fans for 'showing up'

Machine Gun Kelly’s ongoing Lost Americana World Tour is truly just a passion project.

The rapper-slash-rockstar has revealed that he hasn’t profited off the tour, having spent “all the money” on making the tour memorable for fans. MGK made the revelation on stage at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Monday, June 29 — the third to last stop of his tour, which kicked off last year.

He began by telling fans what they mean to him. “There’s been a couple times in this tour where I’ve completely wanted to come on stage and crash out because of things that I’m experiencing before I get on stage — all the personal life stuff.”

The dad of two continued, “But you can complain that the roses have thorns or you can rejoice that the thorns have roses, and you guys are my roses.”

MGK thanked fans for “showing up” and admitted that sometimes, he “can’t believe all these people came.”

He then revealed, “We’re doing this tour for free because we spent all the money on the Statue of Liberty that took six semi trucks and 100 extra employees so that I could come out of the mouth and stand on a 50-foot hand. I don’t give a shit because the memories that I’m making on this are completely priceless and making you guys happy is truly the best payment I could ever ask for.”

The Lost Americana Tour has one more stop in Auburn before wrapping up in Ridgefield on July 1.