Odd Future has no future in New Zealand -- at least for now . Immigration authorities there have barred the rap group from entering the country , saying that the group `` has been deemed to be a potential threat to public order . '' Six performers from the group were set to be the opening act for rapper Eminem during a tour there later this month . `` Odd Future has been deemed to be a potential threat to public order and the public interest for several reasons , including incidents at past performances in which they have incited violence , '' Immigration New Zealand said in a statement . Karen Urwin , border operations manager for Immigration New Zealand , pointed to an incident in 2011 at an Odd Future concert in the United States that left a police officer hospitalized . Urwin also said that the group 's leader , Tyler the Creator , riled up his fans last year against an Australian woman who had been part of an effort by a feminist group to have his visa revoked . He rewteeted her tweets , which led to threats and harassment , media reports say . The group , whose full name is Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All , has been criticized by feminists for what they call misogynist lyrics . Urwin said it is the first time that the regulations have been used to keep a performer out of the country . `` It 's a section in our legislation we do n't use very often , but they are clearly on the extreme edge of the music spectrum '' she said , explaining that the law is more commonly used to block the entry of Holocaust deniers , Hells Angels bikers or hard-line Muslim preachers . Tyler the Creator fired back on Twitter . `` They said we were 'terrorist threats and bad for the society ' or whatever , '' he wrote on Twitter . `` Sick . '' He went on to point out what he saw as a bit of hypocrisy by the government . `` The irony is that , we cant get in to open for Eminem . HAHAHAHA , like he did n't make 'Kill You ' or 'Kim ' , '' he wrote . `` HAHAHAHAHA '' But he went on to say that although he was down on the government , he still `` loves NZ . '' And Urwin said that this was n't a lifetime ban . `` We would entertain the idea of having them come back , '' she said `` As long as they change the direction of some of their message and mellow their attitude . ''
Odd Future are ` ` deemed to be a potential threat to public order , '' immigration service says . Officials refer to 2011 riots in Auckland that left a police officer dead . Band member Tyler the Creator still ` ` ' NZ '' but calls the government 's decision ` ` sick ''