Fans react as Burna Boy's South Africa concert gets cancelled
Popular Nigerian musician Burna Boy's Johannesburg concert has been cancelled. Burna boy was scheduled to have a show in Johannesburg in South Africa soon but the show has low been cancelled and the management have released the reason why.
Burna boy is a Grammy award-winning Nigerian artist. His real name is Damini Ogulu but he is popularly known as Burna Boy. His management revaled the cause of this to be incompetence on the part of the show’s promoters. They have promised to refund tickets to those who have bought them. The concert was scheduled for today, Saturday September 23 and it was took take place at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.
In their words “Sadly, it is with great regret that we must inform you that despite my team’s effort, the show on September 23rd in Johannesburg will be cancelled over the inability of the promoters to fulfil their contractual, production, financial, and technical obligations. Production vendors have still not been paid, and as such, it is evident at this point that the agreed production standard needed for this venue size can’t be achieved. Deepest apologies to all fans; all ticketing companies must ensure it is fully refunded. Looking forward to seeing you all soon,”
Many have been speculating that the reason why the show was cancelled was because of low ticket sales. Some have revaked that one about with only 1,500 tickets have been sold for a 90,000-capacity stadium. This information has caused a stir online as many fans have begun reacting to this issue. Some others have revealed that the low ticket sales was because of the price of the concert ticket which was R765 (32,000 naira).
See reactions below
Popular Nigerian musician Burna Boy's Johannesburg concert has been cancelled. Burna boy was scheduled to have a show in Johannesburg in South Africa soon but the show has low been cancelled and the management have released the reason why.
Burna boy is a Grammy award-winning Nigerian artist. His real name is Damini Ogulu but he is popularly known as Burna Boy. His management revaled the cause of this to be incompetence on the part of the show’s promoters. They have promised to refund tickets to those who have bought them. The concert was scheduled for today, Saturday September 23 and it was took take place at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.
In their words “Sadly, it is with great regret that we must inform you that despite my team’s effort, the show on September 23rd in Johannesburg will be cancelled over the inability of the promoters to fulfil their contractual, production, financial, and technical obligations. Production vendors have still not been paid, and as such, it is evident at this point that the agreed production standard needed for this venue size can’t be achieved. Deepest apologies to all fans; all ticketing companies must ensure it is fully refunded. Looking forward to seeing you all soon,”
Many have been speculating that the reason why the show was cancelled was because of low ticket sales. Some have revaked that one about with only 1,500 tickets have been sold for a 90,000-capacity stadium. This information has caused a stir online as many fans have begun reacting to this issue. Some others have revealed that the low ticket sales was because of the price of the concert ticket which was R765 (32,000 naira).
See reactions below