DMX fans looking forward to seeing him perform at a Texas bar next month will still be able to enjoy his music … as the venue turns the rapper’s scheduled concert into a tribute.
Justin – the owner of the Wildcatter Saloon in Katy – tells TMZ … he and his team took the death of DMX really hard, growing up from his music, and booking him was a long time in the making.
X was set to play at the venue on May 29, but Justin says the Wildcatter is now going to make the event a commemorative concert to honor him.
We are told the tribute show will feature the same opening acts that were booked for DMX – Show Royal, a hip hop artist who is a huge DMX fan … and hip hop / rock band Coozablack & Sin City.
Justin says both openers have a few DMX cover songs ready to be on their setlists to kick off the show … but he still needs a headliner.
The bar owner tells us he wants it to be someone close to DMX to make the night more personal and special for fans, and some potential names are Busta Rhymes Seek the truth, and a long shot … Snoop Dogg
As we reported … DMX passed away on April 9 at the age of 50 after overdosing the week before, causing him to lose oxygen to his brain for nearly 30 minutes.
As Snoop said of X recently, “legends never die” … and the upcoming tribute show shows that.