By: Taren Vaughan
R Kelly concert turns ugly when singer hits the stage nearly two hours late? R. Kelly has been deemed a musical genius since the early 90’s as he still holds the crown as the king of baby making music as his hits still get much airplay to this day. And with the performance he put on at the BET Awards this year, an R. Kelly comeback is something many of his fans are very much looking forward to. However, the singer may have officially put a damper on all of their excitement as he reportedly showed up an hour and a half late to his show for the Macy’s Music Festival in Cincinnati, Ohio last Saturday, OldSchool945 reports:
The crowd had already been sitting in the Stadium for performances by Leela James, Morris Day And The Time, Fantasia and Kem. The day had turned to night and fans were beginning to feel the exhaustion of the day when they started to notice that Kelly was late and no one was saying anything about it. They slowly moved from a sentiment of anticipation to one of frustration, irritation and for some down right anger.
Fans started to slowly chant “Bring Ya A-s Out” which was a play on lyrics of Kelly’s in his Trapped In The Closet series. When this didn’t work in their favor as Kelly had yet to arrive and it was after Midnight, some did the only thing they knew to do…they left. And as the trickle became an actual stream of people leaving eventually there was a mass exodus of upset fans leaving the venue.
The website goes on to say that the host of the event took the stage in an attempt to calm the crowd and even after R. Kelly finally took the stage to sing around 1 am, he nor the event organizers offered fans an apology for the singer’s tardiness.
Peep some of the angry tweets from his fans below:
#macysmusicfestival I will never pay another dime to see him in concert again
I’m too pissed to sleep…#macysmusicfestival #rkelly
#mmf2013 #rkelly 2hours late you just lost one.
Biggest disappointment at CINCINNATI MACY’S MUSIC FESTIVAL: R KELLY! Two hours late and then rude!
Dear Macy’s, please do NOT allow R Kelley to return to the music fest. A 1.5 hr delay in between shows is unprofessional. #Macy’sMusicFest
I’m kind of confused as to why R. Kelly thinks he’s relevant enough to be late…
lol
I thought he was trying to make a comeback…This isn’t a smart move for someone trying to be relevant again.
He could have at least apologized. Smh.
Totally unacceptable. And he knows better than this. He isn’t a newbie. You can’t disrespect your own fans.
Exactly.
Good luck with that comeback Kelz…
Messy. He’s wildin.
Show a little appreciation to your fans and come on time.