Childish Gambino booed off stage in Newcastle
October 2, 20152:29pm
AMERICAN rapper Childish Gambino was booed off stage at a Newcastle gig on Thursday night.
He eventually took to the mic, but unimpressed fans heckled and chanted obscenities at him — and later some called for refunds.
The venue issued a statement on Friday:
“To everyone who came to see Childish Gambino show last night we are as disappointed as all of you,” The Cambridge Hotel said in a Facebook post.
“ ... we aim to bring the best possible acts to Newcastle for music lovers. As seen last night, unfortunately we have no control over the acts performance once onstage,” it said.
“ ... we were extremely excited to be presented with this opportunity. Subsequently he didn’t deliver on what was billed and expected by everyone, including us.”
The show at The Cambridge Hotel was only announced two weeks ago.
that gambino gig sounded so dodgy, hella misleading from their company
— mary tran (@_elexh) October 2, 2015
Just remembered there was a Childish Gambino merch table at his "gig" @TheCambridge last night. Did they also have no idea he wouldn't play?
— Sophie Brown (@SophieElinor) October 1, 2015
You'll
hear a lot of things about that Childish Gambino gig in Newcastle but I
was there and I can tell you every word you hear is true.
— Seany Sean! (@sean_dunlop) October 1, 2015
The
more I read and hear about tonight's gig the more I think Childish
Gambino had no idea he was expected to perform a full show.
— Sam Rigney (@SamRigney) October 1, 2015
