Burna Boy apologises for humiliating fans; promises world-class entertainment infrastructure for Nigeria

Burna Boy has apologised to fans following his outburst at the “Loves Damini” concert in Lagos on January 1, after outraged concertgoers protested against his late arrival for the show.
Several of the concertgoers reportedly paid up to N3 million to see the African Giant perform in a show that was billed for 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., but dragged way past into the following day.
On arrival, the Grammy winner had a fallout with fans who expressed their displeasure towards the delay, which led to his hurling insults at them for not appreciating his efforts.
Reacting to the incident, the ‘Last Last’ crooner took to his Instagram page to address the situation while stating the reason behind the late performance.
In a statement on the social media platform, he said; “Lagos, I love you but I can’t do this again. The organisational structure and infrastructure is not there for the complexities of my audio and Production needs.
“Let’s be clear. I wasn’t late, my band wasn’t late. We pride ourselves on being highly professional, especially with our stage craft,” the musician added.
The 31-year-old also disclosed that they were multiple explanations that had necessitated his late performance.
“There were three options available to me; wait for audio to be fixed and delay the show, come out at 11 pm as planned with no sound or call breach of contract and pull the plug,” he said.
He added that due to the disappointment he would be putting work in place with private individuals to establish a world-class entertainment infrastructure.
“I know I can’t go all over the world and neglect my own people so I’m taking matters into my own hands!
“I’m gathering the troops to work on building world class infrastructure in the Nigerian entertainment business.
“Investors and stakeholders interested pls hit me up, we need to make some changes,” Burna Boy said.
He apologised to his fans “for staying and weathering the storm with me,” and commended his band “for making lemonade with the worst lemons we’ve ever seen!”
Accusing the show organisers of poor organisation, Burna Boy wrote; “Wonder X, KC Kennedy, Olisa Adibua, and Creative Economy Catalyst (CEC) did an abysmal job of executing anything and my fans should never have had to go through that.
“I’ll see you all again, on spaceship time! No one else’s. Love, Damini.”
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