Rapper Travis Scott attracted the anger of Turkish fans who booed him profusely Monday morning in Istanbul after a performance considered expeditious, according to videos and testimonies on social networks.
One of the websites selling tickets for the event promised, for a minimum of several hundred euros, “a performance going beyond a classical concert”, in front of an audience limited to 2,500 people.
But Travis Scott, supposed to be the “host” of the event, slipped away after 20 minutes on stage, receiving boos from the audience, according to several videos posted online Monday.
A poster for the concert planned a “DJ set & mic” by the American star from 11 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., amid performances by less famous artists.
“Shameful event. We were told he would arrive at 11 p.m. and he arrived at 12:35 a.m. We waited standing for hours, we sang a song and he left (…) We wasted our money,” Ala Artan, one of the participants of the event, reacted on Instagram.
“Exceptional performance”
Other fans, one of whom claims to have paid more than 1,100 euros for a VIP ticket – more than twice the Turkish minimum wage – asked to be reimbursed in an Instagram post from TemaCC, the company organizing the event.
Questioned by AFP, the company declined to comment.
“Travis Scott was at the heart of the event throughout the evening; he played host for an hour (…) and offered an exceptional performance of 20 minutes,” TemaCC boss Taylan Özcan, however, defended himself in a press release, cited by several Turkish media.
The American rapper, who has never performed in Türkiye until now, is the headliner of a new event planned for Monday evening in a nightclub in Izmir (west).
