On August 14, four days before the concert EME boss Banky W via micro-blogging site Twitter had announced the cancellation of the Wizkid tour; ‘Hey
folks… The Cali and Canada stops on the tour have unfortunately been
canceled. Due to circumstances way beyond anyone’s control’, @BankyW tweeted.
‘Truthfully it takes a lot to put on
a tour. A million & one factors go into it. Along the way, sadly,
sometimes, inevitably, things go wrong. And when it’s out of your
control, There’s not much you can do about it at that point but learn
lessons & do better next time.. Truth be told, we take a pay cut
while attempting something like this. A serious one. But that’s okay cuz
of the love the fans have shown us. And the love we have for them in
return‘, he explained.
The tour put together by Royal Entertainment, DJ Slim and EME was also to feature Wizkid’s labelmate Skales and affiliate Rotimi.
Royal Entertainment’s head
promoter Azazel Noble however does not seem to be calmed by Banky’s
tweets as he angrily took to his Twitter account and bore his mind.
‘N***z think releasing some bull***t press release absolves them of all guilt.. U been dreaming bro..‘, Azazel Noble (@Echecrates) tweeted.
‘Man how one label can just destroy
concerts in Cali for a long time to come.. Nobody will believe any
promoter doing a concert for awhile. Oh so it’s out of Control when it
comes to California and Canada but when it comes to DC/ATL/Chicago
control full ground. Man we got played. Lemme tell u what pisses me off
bout this shit..Dem niggaz told us they wanted a thousand ppl in the
buildin 4 the concert. That’s why niggaz was promoting like rapture was
bout to come lol.. I’m not sure there are even a 1000k africans with
Visas in Cali. So after all that promo dem wan leave homies with
“somethinghugecameup”..Oloriburuku tinzz. Cancel all your tours and
leave.. Cancel EVERYTHING!! Shey something came up? hit up
ATL/CHICAGO/DC tell em the same thing’, Noble continued..
Banky W has however assured fans that tickets would be refunded. ‘So
our sincere deepest apologies go to the fans in Cali & Canada, who
wanted to be at the shows.. You will get refunded 100% for ur tickets‘.
Last year a similar scenario happened;
due to Visa acquisition issues, Wizkid and Skales missed out on what was
to be their first ever US tour after promoting and selling tickets.
EME have not given a particular reason
as to why the California tour has been cancelled. And fans are already
buzzing on social media, with many commenting as it concerns them.
‘@Echecrates who’s giving me back my flight money?? Eme? Or you‘, a fan @AdannaFromLA asked.
‘@Echecrates Bros face it, dey no wan take long journey to west coast & Canada. Simple.’, @IgboSocratesMD
‘@Echecrates Yes you guys have time
and its good! They should be taught a good lesson so they(&other
artists) think twice before doing such.‘, @skepticalsasha wrote.
‘Just imagining all my guys I forced to come to this concert! Chai! I have lost all my bargaining chips! Smh‘, said @adewus4real
The EME tour continues in other cities – Atlanta (August 18), Detroit City (August 25) and Chicago (September 1).
Culled: NIGERIAN ENTERTAINMENT TODAY
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