US rapper Nicki Minaj abruptly cancelled her headlining performance at Romania’s SAGA Festival due to a planned protest earlier Monday in the city.
She was scheduled to perform at Saga Festival in Bucharest Sunday evening.
However, she said she’d been warned about “protests in the area” supposed to happen Monday, she said she needed to make “sound decisions”.
“Out of concern for the well-being of our team and myself, I have been advised by my security detail not to travel to Romania’s festival tonight due to safety concerns regarding protests in the area,” she said in a post on X.
“As a mom, I have to make sure I’m making sound decisions for me to make it home to my son and for my team to make it home to their families. To not heed the advice of security at this time is simply not what I think I should be doing. I love you and thank you for your understanding and support. I am very excited to see my fans this Friday in London for another very special headlining show at Wireless Festival.”
“It is with a heavy heart that we have to announce Nicki Minaj has just cancelled her performance due to concerns for her and her team’s well-being in Romania… This has nothing to do with SAGA, and is beyond our powers,” SAGA Festival organizers said in a statement.
“The news has left us all devastated, and we know it’s a huge disappointment for all of you, just as it is for us.” The organizers added that all unscanned tickets for the sold-out Sunday festival would be refunded.
The rapper didn’t specify what protests she was referring to, but business groups and taxpayers marched Monday,demanding improvements to the state’s fiscal policies and procedures.
Protesters marched from Victory Square to the Ministry of Finance on Monday lunchtime.
Some traffic and public transport was diverted.
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