Drake’s final headline Wireless set ends after just 40 minutes
Fans have shared their disappointment after his third show at the London festival was cut short
Fans have shared their disappointment as Drake’s final headline show at Wireless Festival was cut short after just 40 minutes.
The performance marked his third in a row at the London festival as he appeared on the bill each day through July 11 - 13, making him the first act to headline the festival across all three nights.
Despite appearing on stage 10 minutes ahead of schedule, the rapper told fans that he would perform until his mic was cut given the festival’s “strict” 9:30PM Sunday curfew.
Following two huge performances on both Friday and Saturday night – with Saturday’s show running for a full 90 minutes featuring 13 guests – Drake’s final night featured just three surprise acts.
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Popcaan, Vybz Kartel and Rema all made appearances throughout his final set before it was cut off at 9:30PM. According to NME, Drake had previously been advertised to play two sets on Sunday, but that didn’t go ahead.
The BBC reported that many fans “expressed their discontent” with the show as they left the festival, with many “unaware” of the strict curfew.
Just days ahead of the festival, the full line-up for each of Drake's Wireless shows remained unannounced, with several TBA slots appearing on the bill. Tickets to the festival cost upwards of £190 per day.
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Videos have since emerged online showing fans shouting: “Fuck Kendrick Lamar” during Drake’s second night at the festival on Saturday, July 12.
It follows a decade-long feud between the rappers, and a recent dispute between Drake and Universal Music Group (UMG) after he accused the label of boosting streams of Kendrick Lamar’s Drake-aimed diss track ‘Not Like Us’.
Drake claimed that both UMG and Spotify “illegally inflated” streams of the track using bots, biased recommendations to listeners, and “undisclosed payments”.
Gemma Ross is Mixmag's Associate Digital Editor, follow her on Twitter