Fans were left angry and disappointed after N-Dubz were forced to cancel their show in Nottingham “at the very last minute” due to illness. The group apologised to those who had travelled for the concert, but said singer Dappy had been advised by doctors to rest and would be unable to perform.
The show, which was part of their hiatus-ending 'The Back To The Future' tour, was cancelled just moments before the group were due to take to the stage after support acts had performed via a large on-screen message.
“We’re so sorry we had to cancel the show tonight,” N-Dubz later wrote on Twitter. “We tried to do everything possible to make the show happen, but a doctor advised at the very last minute that Dappy was unable to perform and needed to rest tonight…
“The O2 Arena show tomorrow (November 23rd) and the rest of the tour will still be going ahead. We will make a further statement after Dappy has seen the doctor again tomorrow morning. We had to take this advice seriously and consider Dappy’s health so that the rest of the tour can happen, which has so far been amazing. We’re deeply sorry to all the fans who travelled to see us tonight and promise to make it up to you with a new rescheduled date for the show.”
Fans vented their anger and disappointment online, with some social media users describing the news as “appalling” and a “joke”. Others questioned why the band had allowed fans to arrive and the support acts to go ahead if they had been aware of Dappy’s condition, particularly considering that hours before the show he posted to his Instagram story that his voice was “basically gone” as a result of doing “too many shows back to back”.
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