This weekend, DJ Khaled dropped out of a headline slot at Wireless Festival, seemingly at the last minute
Wireless tweeted blaming his no-show on “travel issues”.
Due to travel issues DJ Khaled will not be performing but we are working on something special that won’t disappoint…
— Wireless Festival (@WirelessFest) July 8, 2018
However, disappointed fans quickly found social media posts from the producer and DJ, showing him seemingly “on vacation”.
Still on vacation!!!!!!!! In this pic me and my son discussing release date for new anthem . @asahdkhaled: dad we fully loaded .. Daddy: of course! I also said son lets enjoy our vacation our fans know we coming FAN LUV KNOW HOW WE DO ! @wethebestmusic !!!! #FatherOfAsahd pic.twitter.com/5yZUJHQGpj
— DJ KHALED (@djkhaled) July 7, 2018
This understandably left many of those with tickets angry and annoyed.
https://twitter.com/sezzer246/status/1015885631073988608
“Due to travelling issues” DJ KHALED IS CHILLIN IN THE POOL ON HOL AND HAS A PRIVATE JET AND YA TELIN ME HE COULDN’T GET HERE .. he didn’t even try so rude 🤷🏼♀️
— princess peach 👸🏼 (@peachfitnesss) July 8, 2018
Wireless, to their credit, managed to have a surprise truncated 20 minute slot from Drake instead.
SURPRISE! 💥💥@Drake pic.twitter.com/7SfzRlxt29
— Wireless Festival (@WirelessFest) July 8, 2018
However, Wireless tweeted again late on Sunday night, after the festival had finished, saying that due to schedule filming his US reality music competition show “DJ Khaled was not able to commit to perform” at the festival. And most worryingly, they admitted they had “known for a few months.”
Due to a scheduling conflict related to filming of the The Four, DJ Khaled was not able to commit to perform at Wireless Festival. Although we have known for a few months and tried to make it work, it wasn’t possible.
— Wireless Festival (@WirelessFest) July 8, 2018
We take responsibility for not telling fans sooner and want all Khaled’s fans in UK to know he truly looks forward to coming to UK to perform soon.
— Wireless Festival (@WirelessFest) July 8, 2018
This news did not go down well, and the replies to those tweets are a stream of angry festival goers.
I want a refund, changed headline and if you knew he couldn't make it, it was your responsibility to tell us sooner. Plus it also finished earlier than scheduled
— . (@HarjTweets) July 8, 2018
You knew for MONTHS but only took Khaled off the lineup just before the weekend?? And the ‘headline act’ you replaced him with was a 20 minute set????
????????????
— t🍉 (@whatsthetee__) July 8, 2018
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Friday night at Wireless was headlines by J Cole and Post Malone, with Migos and Stormzy topping the bill on Saturday. As well as Drake, Lil Uzi Vert Giggs and Rae Sremmurd also played on Sunday.
