"On August 2, 2007, Akon was scheduled to perform at the "Roc the Block Tour" in Australia but had trouble obtaining a visa due to his criminal past. The tour was postponed until late August and his visa was eventually processed but Akon was quoted as saying "Australia is the home of the convicts so it's the last place I would have ever thought it would be a problem".
He is more gansgterr then he lets on...
My bad.