Canadian rapper Duck canceled the show he would do this Sunday (26) at Lollapalooza 2023 in Sao Paulo. The attraction would be the main attraction of the night and would close out the third and final day of the festival.

Lollapalooza took to social media and confirmed the cancellation of Drake’s show this morning, clarifying the reasons that led to the rapper’s withdrawal:

“Due to unforeseen circumstances, Drake finds himself without members of his sound and production team, essential to the Lollapalooza show in São Paulo. Drake was excited to perform in front of his fans in Brazil. Unfortunately, this is out of your control. Sorry.”

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Alert, important information!

Given this cancellation, we will make available free of charge to holders of Lolla Day, Lolla Comfort Day and Lolla Lounge Day ticket purchases on 03/26 the possibility of keeping their ticket active and attending the event, pic.twitter.com/noHCfWRphU

– Lollapalooza Brazil (@LollapaloozaBr) March 26, 2023

As a replacement, Lollapalooza management hired North American DJ Skrillex. Drake had received the biggest fee of the festivalan amount of 4 million US dollars for the show, which is equivalent to more than 21.2 million reais, according to the current dollar exchange rate.

Drake wasn’t the only one to skip Lollapalooza 2023

Drake’s withdrawal was not the only one that marked the edition of Lollapalooza in 202. Even before the start of the festival, the group Blink-182, which would also be the main attraction on Saturday (25), canceled the show after drummer breaks finger.

Other shows announced in the program, but which ultimately did not succeed, There were appearances from artists Omar Apollo and Dominic Fike, singer Willow and duo 100 Gecs.

According to organizers, fans who had tickets will be able to request a refund and the rules will be published on the event website. Oh Money time already explained how this is possible get your money back in such cases.