Leeds and Reading Festival is underway for the Bank Holiday weekend, however fans were left gobsmacked by what happened during the festival’s first night as Travis Scott performed
Leeds and Reading Festival is underway as music fans dance their way into Bank Holiday weekend, however boos were heard last night following one shocking thing during Travis Scott’s performance up north.
On Friday, Hozier and Chappell Roan played in Reading and today they perform in Leeds, meanwhile Travis Scott played at Leeds and will headline at Reading on Sunday. However, fans have all had the same reaction following the Houston-born rapper’s first performance of the festival weekend. Boos were heard repeatedly as his set appeared to abruptly end at Bramham Park.
The 34-year-old, who has two children with ex partner Kylie Jenner, put on a lively show with a bold set and fireworks. But after all the fanfare, the American rapper suddenly left the stage, telling the crowd: “I love you so much. Goodbye.”
The crowd was left gobsmacked and everyone has been saying the same thing since. A number of videos of the incident were shared online. On TikTok, fan Alfie said: “Travis Scott cuts his Leeds Fest set short by 35 minutes.”
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In the clip, people can be heard booing as a sign on the big screen read: “Respect our neighbours and leave quietly.”
Alfie added: “What! Insane. He was on for less than an hour, what a colossal failure. Oh my god, all that production, all those fireworks, just for him to go off way before he was meant to finish.” “I am actually in shock at that,” he added.
Alfie also said “the crowd was a bit dead”. He told people heading to Reading Festival to see Travis Scott to “prepare themselves”.
A number of people shared their theories on the swift exit in the comments. One individual claimed: “Someone said it was both tech issues and people were getting hurt in the crowd.”
“It’s because the crowd was dead,” joked another. One other wrote: “There’s no way people think it’s acceptable to leave just because of a bad crowd. Festivals need to stop booking rappers.”
“It’s a shame artists don’t care about Leeds Fest as much as Reading as it’s not televised,” commented another.
In another video, a festival-goer shared what they believe happened: “Reason behind why Travis Scott left early – he wasn’t happy with the tech crew as they didn’t fix the rising platform, so he stormed off and left.”
“It wasn’t just tech issues, apparently there were loads of people getting hurt and being pulled from the barriers,” shared another.”
In another video shared from the evening, people rushed to support the rapper. One individual said: “Looked amazing, wish I could have taken my son to see him.”
While another wrote it looked “so lit”. Another said they “feel bad for Travis”.
The Mirror has reached out to Leeds Festival and Travis Scott’s representatives for comment.
Leeds and Reading Festival will continue today [August 23]. Reading goers can see Bring Me The Horizon, Limp Bizkit, Becky Hill, Conan Gray, while Leeds attendees will see Chappell Roan, Hozier, The Kooks, AJ Tracey and Rudim3ntal during Saturday’s line up.
Reading and Leeds have also introduced two brand new stages, celebrating the underground electronic communities that are shaping modern UK culture.
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