When he hit the Nigerian
music scene in 2010, it was with the force of dynamite. His rise to stardom was
meteoric and every song he released was an instant hit. At 19, he had become a
household name, boasting of a multi-million naira endorsement deal with telecoms
giant, MTN.
But then, with success in the
music industry came a world of scandals and controversies. Not long ago, Davido
embarked on a $30 billion tour that took him to 30 cities across the globe.
However, the singer ran into troubled waters with his show promoters when he
failed to turn up for a sold out show on September 1 in Colorado, USA.
Fans had indeed been angry
and expressed their disgust at the failure of Davido to show up for the show.
Obviously aware that there could be a backlash, the singer went online on
September 2 to apologise to his fans.
In a snap chat message, he
declared that he would have been arrested for credit card fraud like fellow
musician, Dammy Krane, had he come for the show. He stated that it was in a bid
to avoid being “Dammy Krane” that made him not to appear in Colorado.
“Damn they almost Dammy
Kraned me smh! Can’t make the show in Colorado tonight! We were at the airport
for five hours. I’m so sorry! It was out of our hands and there was nothing we
could do. I will do all I can to make it up to you guys… God bless,” he stated.
However, Davido’s apology
did little to assuage frayed nerves. In a swift reaction, the organiser, BME,
had carpeted the musician, stating that he deliberately missed the show, while
dubbing him a liar, SUN learnt.
According to BME, three
flights had been booked for Davido consecutively but he bluntly failed to
honour any of them, under the guise that he was doing a photo shoot, while he
was actually partying.
BME said:
“We attempted to book a
fourth flight for Davido but Davido failed to accept the fourth flight
arrangement, stating that he wanted a direct flight into Denver. We could not
get him a direct flight to Denver, as there were none; all that was available
was connecting flights.
Davido, who bluntly refused
to make his flight three times, then posted on his snapchat that he was not
going to make it to Colorado! We don’t owe Davido. He breached his contract!”
Disappointed and fuming,
Ayodele Akindele, a staunch fan of Davido based in Colorado, had stated:
“It is obvious that Davido
is not telling the truth. That he was arrested is probably an excuse just to
get off the hook. We all came out and bought tickets for his show only for him
to abandon us; it is so sad.”
Another fan of Davido,
Balkissa Saidou, said: “(Davido) stole my money, wasted my time and didn’t even
have the decency to be honest to the guests. So disappointed.”
And for Dan Asima, Davido
simply took his fans for granted.
“It is sad that Davido
chose to go parting while his fans here in Colorado were waiting for him. It is
so sad.”
Meanwhile, in order to
assuage fans, BME had organised another concert for October 16 featuring
P-Square. It was a free show. But lots of music fans were not assuaged by BME’s
option.
An angry Ashley Reynolds
fumed:
“This means
nothing to me! You guys still haven’t resolved anything. And to sum it up, you
guys try and bring another artiste out here when the first one never came. You
guys trying to butter people up with a free concert. (This) isn’t going to make
people forget how you’ve wronged us. Nor will it bring our money back to our
wallets.”
When Sunday
Sun called Davido’s manager, Asa Asika for his reaction, mum was the word. He
neither picked his call nor replied text messages sent him.
Davido act lik a responsible somebody nah
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