Drake Gives Fan a Free Pink Birkin Bag During Concert
There's Wealth, and Then There's Giving Out a Free Birkin at Your Concert
Do you hear that distant howl? It's the sound of countless Drake fans weeping because they didn't attend his 16 Aug. show in Inglewood, CA. During the rapper's final night at the Kia Forum on his It's All a Blur Tour, he casually gave one lucky concertgoer a free Hermès Birkin bag, as one does. Drake prefaced the now-viral moment with the understatement of the century, telling the audience, "Tonight we gonna do something for somebody." Seconds later, he whipped out a bubblegum-pink Birkin, joking, "Drake ain't cheap, baby." That's for damn sure, seeing as the coveted purses can cost anywhere from £10,000 to upwards of £200,000, depending on rarity.
Drake wound up gifting the purse to a woman in the front row who'd been "singing all night," instructing a security guard, "Make sure she has security on the way out too so nobody robs her." (Note to self: Buy front-row tickets and belt out every single song at future Drake concerts.) As videos of the moment circulate on social media, folks are debating the same question: If you were in her shoes, would you keep the Birkin or resell it? I, for one, would likely toss that thing up on The RealReal as fast as humanly possible to pay for my rent and a holiday or two, but that's just me.
@visionquest96 Drake gave out a whole Birkin. 👛 #drake #iaabtour ♬ original sound - Erica
As longtime Drake fans know, the rapper has been collecting an extensive array of Birkin bags for his future spouse, he revealed in a 2017 interview with The Hollywood Reporter. Years later, he offered a brief peek at said collection in an Architectural Digest feature spotlighting his Toronto mansion. One photo of his massive closet shows three Birkins on display and many others in the background alongside an equally as impressive sneaker lineup.
Drake's tour with 21 Savage has been full of surprises, from giant bras landing on stage to an appearance by his 5-year-old son, Adonis. Now that a Birkin giveaway has entered the chat, what might Drake have hiding up his sleeve next? Passing out vouchers for all-expenses-paid holidays? When you're a five-time Grammy winner with an estimated net worth of $250 million, the sky's the limit.
