Posted on 03/26/2023 10:27 | Updated on 03/26/2023 at 10:49 a.m.
Rio – Canadian rapper Drake has canceled his show at Lollapalooza Brasil on Sunday at the Interlagos circuit in São Paulo. The singer would be the main attraction on one of the biggest stages of the event, on the last day of the festival. The news was confirmed by Lolla’s organization in an Instagram post.
“Due to unforeseen circumstances, Drake is without members of his sound and production team, essential to the making of the Lollapalooza show in São Paulo. Drake was thrilled to perform for his fans in Brazil. control. My apologies,” reads the note posted this Sunday morning. The artist will be replaced by DJ Skrillex.
In the comments of the publication, Internet users did not hide their revolt with the cancellation of the presentation: “Please never call Drake again”, asked a subscriber. “Jeez, how do you care about the fans,” another Instagram user mocked. “It’s funny that he didn’t have any team to play Lolla in Brazil. He did the others in Latin America just as normally,” said a third, citing recent editions of the festival in Chile and Argentina. .
There were still those who laughed at the large number of artists who left the event’s lineup, such as Willow, Omar Apollo and the group Blink-182. “(I’m going) to make a page: ‘You canceled a show at Lolla today?'”, wrote a user. “This fine is the value of a cane juice and a pastel”, scoffed another.
Meanwhile, Twitter users recalled another controversial stint of Drake’s travels through Brazil, when he headlined Rock in Rio in 2019. “If Drake hates Brazil so much, why is he coming here? I I just brought frozen food from the United States, so I wouldn’t.” eat brazilian food. Weird,” one person said. “Drake canceled the stream at Rock in Rio, now show at Lollapalooza… What is he going to cancel on his next visit to Brazil?” a fan asked, citing the controversy when the rapper banned the live broadcast of his show on television.
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