On the same day he was scheduled to perform at Lollapalooza Brasil 2023, Drake canceled the show due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’
Almost nine months after Drake cancel show at Lollapalooza Brazil 2023 “Due to unforeseen circumstances,” the Canadian rapper finally spoke out about the controversy and promised “the show of my life” in the country.
During live broadcast (via Rap More) with a sponsor, in which the singer gave money to anyone who won at the online casino and had registered using a link, Drake He talked about coming to the country when one of the winners was a Brazilian.
It is worth remembering how Drake would perform on the last day of Lollapalooza Brazil 2023, on March 26, at the Autódromo de Interlagos. To cancel the show, he justified being “without members of the sound and production team, essential for the show to take place,” and also explained in the statement how “he was excited to perform for the fans in Brazil. Unfortunately, this is out of control. Apologies.”
Now, the rapper has made a promise to his Brazilian fans: “Brazil, I want to say that I owe you the show of a lifetime and I’m going to give it to you. There were some setbacks back then. I owe you the show of a lifetime!”
“Brazil, I want to say that I owe you the show of my life and I will give it to you. There were some setbacks at that time. I owe you a show of a lifetime!”
— Drake talking to a Brazilian on his Stake live 😭 pic.twitter.com/utehVqSuwN
— Drake Brasil (@SiteDrakeBrasil) December 18, 2023
Drake lied when he canceled his Lollapalooza show
Justification of Drake to cancel show at Lollapalooza is false, according to a report published by Folha de S.Paulo. On March 26, 2023, the rapper stated that he would not be able to perform at the festival because he was without essential members of his team.
“Due to unforeseen circumstances, Drake is without members of its sound and production team, essential for the performance of the show. Lollapalooza in Sao Paulo. Unfortunately, this is out of your control. Apologies,” the note said.
Members of the production team hired by the musician, however, spent the night at the Autódromo de Interlagos to set up the stage – which included a large, curved screen. The information was confirmed by employees of the Lollapaloozawho preferred to remain anonymous.
Just like the T4Fevent organizer, team Drake would have discovered the cancellation while the assembly was still being carried out. O Lollapalooza stated that he is not responsible for the rapper’s justification and that he only reproduced the message. Universal Music, which distributed Drake in Brazil, he reinforced that his position is the text released by the event.
Drake canceled show because the audience is ‘demanding’ and ‘sings wrong’
Second column of Metropolises, Drake would have canceled the show because he thought the Brazilian public was “very demanding” and because his fee was lower compared to shows in Europe and the United States.
In other countries, the price of his presentations can exceed US$10 million. The website’s sources also revealed that the musician was unhappy with the mood of the South American audiences and the “wrong English” when singing.
Source: Rollingstone
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