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Drake Booed Off Stage at Camp Flog Gnaw Because He's Not Frank Ocean
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Drake Booed Off Stage at Camp Flog Gnaw Because He's Not Frank Ocean
Festival goers got the surprise of a lifetime last night when Drake was brought out on stage for a surprise performance. And…they booed him.
Tyler, the Creator’s annual music festival, Camp Flog Gnaw, ran Saturday and Sunday, and boasted an impressive array of performers. But it had been rumored that the mystery headliner would be Frank Ocean, and when Drake showed up instead, a number of attendees were disappointed, and didn’t hesitate to express it.
As Tyler prepared to make the introduction of the final act, “We want Frank!” can be heard throughout the crowd. He seems to hesitate, and ultimately asks if he can bring another friend out. Drake’s “Started From the Bottom” begins to play and the rapper comes out on stage to initial excitement from the crowd.
\u201cDRAKE WAS FUCKING LIT THANK YOU @tylerthecreator and FUCK YOU to all the fans that booed Drake off. Bunch of ungrateful fucks ruined it not only for myself, but I\u2019m sure for Drake and Tyler also because that man didn\u2019t even say bye and thanks like he always does. #CFG2019\u201d— Chris Ryan (@Chris Ryan) 1573458741
But after a couple songs, the crowd started getting antsy about whether Frank was going to be appearing or not, and they were ready to move on.
“If you want to keep going, I’ll keep going tonight,” Drake said over loud and repeated cheers of “We want Frank.” People started booing, and the artist formerly known as Jimmy Brooks appeared to cut his set short and said goodnight.
\u201cDrake was booked as a surprise headliner for the Camp Flog Gnaw festival, but the fans were expecting Frank Ocean, so he got booed\u201d— BallerAlert (@BallerAlert) 1573461093
So. Awkward.
Fans on Twitter were generally outraged that people were literally booing Drake off the stage, but some people who were at the festival insisted there was more going on that led to the really, really, really uncomfortable situation.
\u201cI see y\u2019all are going all willy nilly tweeting opinions about this Drake x Flog Gnaw thing without context (what else is new #OnHere) so here you go...\u201d— Irv (@Irv) 1573481316
All the same, it sounds like a horrible finish to a festival that was otherwise a great time. And while neither Drake nor Frank Ocean nor Tyler, the Creator have commented publicly on the incident, some reports claim Drake is taking the brutal rejection reasonably well.
\u201cDrake is taking it in stride tho... he told me personally regarding the camp flog gnaw performance it\u2019s a \u201cmoment of humility which is always welcomed\u201d. He also added \u201cwas just not my night. Wasn\u2019t who they wanted to see\u201d.\u201d— DJ Akademiks (@DJ Akademiks) 1573485428
Rachel Kiley is presumably a writer and definitely not a terminator. She can usually be found crying over queerbaiting in the Pitch Perfect franchise or on Twitter, if not both.
Rachel Kiley is presumably a writer and definitely not a terminator. She can usually be found crying over queerbaiting in the Pitch Perfect franchise or on Twitter, if not both.