‘Too sick’: Global music superstar Drake’s private Aussie show stuns

A global music megastar has stunned fans with a private show in Melbourne.

Music superstar Drake has stunned fans with a private karaoke show in Melbourne as he warms up for the start of his national tour.

The 38-year-old Canadian rapper played an intimate 90-minute surprise set in front of a room full of fans screaming his lyrics ahead of the start of his Anita Max Win Tour, which kicks off in Perth on Tuesday February 4.

Drake took the stage at Bourke St venue Maison Batard’s Le Club in a set that included unreleased songs, and deep cuts for a 100-person crowd.

Playing songs including Pipe Down, Rich Baby Daddy, Faithful and Trust Issues, which he also posted on his Instagram.

Plenty of fans lost it over the performance.

“That karaoke night Drake is doing in Melbourne is too sick, proper musician fr.” one wrote.

Another suggested: “Wowwww the luckiest crowd. It’s giving Tiny Desk and I’d like to see it.”

A third said: “Best concert rehearsal in the world lol.”

The crowd, which reportedly included 25 Miss Universe contestants for the phone-free party, all covered by Drake himself, which the Herald Sun reported included “everything from champagne to martinis and shots”.

Drake was having a great time. Photo: Instagram

As many people pointed out, there weren't too many men in the crowd. Photo: Instagram

Drake dines at Maison Batard

He’s one of the biggest artists in the world. Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella

Club owner Chris Lucas told the masthead he was “sworn to secrecy” over the party, adding: “It’s a testament to one of the coolest new clubs this country has ever seen, which was built for this purpose to attract the big names.”

For Drake, who started out as an actor on Canadian TV show Degrassi: The Next Generation has become a megastar in the music industry, winning four Grammy Awards and hold countless Billboard Hot 100 records, including most charted songs with 338, as well as having 78 top 10 hits and 13 No. 1 songs.

However, he landed himself in a rap feud with American rapper Kendrick Lamar last year, a battle that stunned the music industry.

While the pair had had a beef which had been simmering for years, it went nuclear as the pair traded musical barbs throughout the year.

Although it appeared like Kendrick Lamar had the final word with his Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 song Not Like Us, Drake took the battle to the courts, suing Lamar for “falsely accusing him of being a sex offender, engaging in pedophilic acts, harbouring sex offenders, and committing other criminal sexual acts.”

The feud is far from over. Photo by Daniel LEAL and TOMMASO BODDI / AFP

He’s also since sued his own record label Universal Music Group, who distribute both men’s music.

But with Drake set for a tour in Australia while Lamar is set to be the halftime talent at the Super Bowl, fans were quick to roast the Canadian.

“Bruh had to leave the country before the Superbowl. soft,” one fan said.

Another suggested: “I guess he’s scared of the Grammys too, because the Super Bowl isn’t for another week … Any way. be careful Australia.”

A third wrote: “Drake performing In someone’s basement while Kendrick is going to the Superbowl!”

The tour, which kicks off on Tuesday with the first of two shows in Perth followed up by four shows at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne between February 9-13, four shows at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney from February 16 to 20.

He then goes to Brisbane for three shows at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on February 24 and 25 and March 4, returns to Sydney for another show on March 7 and finishes with two nights in Auckland, New Zealand at Spark Arena on March 15 and 16.

It will be Drake’s first shows in Australia since his Boy Meets World Tour in 2017 and fresh off 80 sold out shows in North America.

Originally published as ‘Too sick’: Global music superstar Drake’s private Aussie show stuns