Jamaican dancehall superstar Beenie Man performed at a bungled event in Uganda which saw other international acts like Nigerian singer Oxlade Official declining to take the stage.
Only Beenie Man performed out of all the lined-up international acts. Other foreign musicians including the South African performers Focalistic, Mellow, and Sleazy as well as Nigeria’s Oxlade refused to perform.
Oxlade admitted on social media that he declined to perform because he had not received full payment from organizers as agreed in their contract.
Local Ugandan musicians including Vinka, Winnie Nwagi, Azawi, Grenade, and Zex Bilangilangi however performed at the show.
The event was intended to be a high-priced VIP concert with tickets starting at Ush150,000/Ksh4,879.
Top Boy Entertainment Records, the organization of the flopped event, have since provided answers as to why their event failed.
In a lengthy statement, Top Boy Entertainment Records claimed that some of their sponsors sold the tickets behind their backs.
The organizers did not collect enough money from ticket sales to pay the international acts that they had contracted to perform at the event.
“We invested US$300,000 in the concert, but only 753 revellers bought genuine tickets. Despite having 15,500 revellers at the show, only 753 bought genuine tickets. They bought them from our sponsors at a very reduced price,” read the statement.
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— Top Boy Entertainment Records (@TopBoyEntug) November 13, 2022
