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Davido cancels US performance due to ‘Hurricane Florence’
The Dreamville Festival in which Davido was expected to perform in Raleign , North Carolina , US on Saturday has beenpostponed indefinitely by the organisers due to “ Hurricane Florence ” .
The festival which is the inaugural edition was slated to hold on Saturday at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh North Carolina .
The one -day festival offers attendees a special celebration of music , culture , food and art along with performance from J . cole himself .
Meanwhile , Davido was expected to perform alongside Big Sean , Young Thug, Teyena Taylor , Bas , Nelly and SZA .
Also , the Festival creator J Cole , his manager Ibrahim Hamad and a host of artists from DreamVille Records were expected to thrill guests at the event .
However , the US. National Hurricane Centre has warned residents of a triple threat of Hurricane Florence in Carolina describing it as ` a life threatening storm surge’ .
The Hurricane is expected to hit Carolina on Thursday , and over 1 . 5 Million people has been evacuated since the announcement of its advancement .
The indefinite postponement of the Festival was announced by the organisers on their instagram handle @ Dreamville and added that monis would be refunded to those that bought tickets .
“Due to safety concerns regarding dangerous weather, we are extremely saddened to announce today that the inaugural Dreamville Festival 2018 been cancelled’ .
“Our team has been working tirelessly with officials from the City of Raleigh , along with our state and Federal partners , among others , to monitor the potential negative impact of Hurricane Florence ’ .
“ With the current weather -related information at hand , we have together decided to cancel this year ’ s event for the ultimate safety of both local citizens and Festival attendees’ .
“Rest assured we are doing everything our power to make this event happen at a later time and we hope to share details regarding a possible new event date as soon as we possibly can’ .
` Stay tuned to Dreamville fest’ s Facebook , Twitter, or Instagram @ dreamvillefest where we will continue to share updates in real -time , ’’ the organisers said
The organisers explained that they have been working with the City of Raleigh for more than Three years to bring this new music event to life .
They added that the postponement of the events was one of the hardest decisions they ever made
“All tickets holders will be 100 % refunded for the cost of their tickets .
“If you purchased your ticket online through our website , there is no action necessary on your end ; you can expect to see the refund on your credit/ debit card statement within the next 21 days . ’’
( NAN )
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