BST Hyde Park organisers give update over Lana Del Rey headliner 'cancellation'
The organisers of BST Hyde Park have been forced to issue a statement about American singer Lana Del Ray's upcoming sold out show as fears spread the star will pull out of the event.
The 38-year-old Summertime Sadness singer - whose real name is Elizabeth Woolridge Grant - is due to take to the stage on Sunday 9 July for a headline slot.
But anxious fans fear that the star could pull out of performing after she was dogged in recent weeks by tardy performances and fan backlashes.
Anxiety has been further stoked among fans over the fact that a support act has as yet not been revealed for her performance in less than one-weeks time.
Fans are still waiting to find out who will support Lana - with just days to go before she's due on stage (BST Hyde Park)Fans have been bombarding the BST Hyde Park’s instagram page to share theories and fears that their idol won’t make it to the stage.
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A fan commented on a post stating: “You could at least just do a story saying that the Lana support acts are announced soon to provide peace of mind… totally unprofessional.”
Another grumbled: “At this point it’s either cancelled or I’m going to be opening for Lana.”
While a further fan wrote: “Is this ur way of saying ur cancelling lana bc you haven’t said anything abt it. is it even gonna happen.”
And another fan angrily commented: “HELLO LANA IS IN 6 DAYS THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS NOW!!”
Seemingly in an effort to quash panic among fans, the BST Hyde Park’s official team have issued a statement to end the speculation that Lana would be a no show.
Speaking to MyLondon, the BST Hyde Park spokesperson said: "This is going ahead and supports will be announced."
Last month, Lana caused chaos at the Glastonbury Festival when she arrived over half an hour late for her performance - leading to a fan backlash and forcing organisers to cut short her set.
Her shambolic performance began with her appearing on stage with glam squad in tow as she had her hair and make-up finished while beginning her set list of songs.
But the plug was pulled on her performance due to her late start - meaning she didn’t sing as many hits as fans had hoped for.
And she then led her audience into an acapella performance of her smash hit Video Games.
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Some fans were, nonetheless, unimpressed with her late start and abrupt end - with once complaining to the Mirror: “She’s not even got a line-up set time for a headliner anyway, she can’t be this late for someone with such a short set.
“The Guns ‘N’ Roses weren’t even this late and they’re known for being late!”
The BBC were forced to issue a statement about the shambles when fans complained that it had looked like her performance had been cut short by the broadcaster - who airs the festival as it happens - and that they had failed to share her full set via iPlayer.
A spokesperson said: “Lana Del Rey’s set was broadcast in full on Saturday night [24 June] and we are delighted that we can include selected tracks as part of our on-demand offer on BBC iPlayer, as agreed with the artist.”
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