Rema, a Nigerian Afrobeats star, refused to perform in Atlanta, US, on Thursday, citing “terrible” venue conditions.
The Mavins Records artist is on the second leg of his ‘Raves and Roses’ North American Tour. He was supposed to perform for music fans at the Tabernacle hotspot.
However, in now-viral video, the 23-year-old can be heard expressing his displeasure with the concert’s organizers for providing a venue that “disrespected me and Afrobeats.”
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“You guys paid your hard-earned money to do this sh** and I can not get disrespected by this sound. This is rubbish. We do not move like this. Afrobeats is way too big to move like this. I do not take no rubbish,” he said.
Before leaving the stage, he announced that the show had been rescheduled.
“I respect my fans. I do not wanna move like this. I am going to reschedule this show. They have disrespected me and disrespected Afrobeats by treating you guys like this. I am out. I love you,” Rema added.
Rema has had several hit songs, including “Dumebi,” “Bad Commando,” and “Iron Man.”
‘Calm Down,’ his 2022 chart-topping single, has received millions of streams across music platforms.