Akon is the Saturday headliner at Blockfest.
Illustration of Akon from the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards. AOP. Niviere David/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shutterstock
The main performer of the Blockfests organized in Tampere this weekend Akon’s the gig will take place earlier than planned.
Akon was originally supposed to perform at 11 p.m. However, the artist’s appearance was brought forward by the American one Metro Boomin due to a flight delay. The flight has been delayed due to a machine fault.
Blockfest has informed about it on Instagram. In the update, we apologize for the situation and thank the festival-goers for their understanding.
According to the update, Akon’s concert was delayed to start at 9 p.m.
Akon, 50, is a Senegalese-American artist. His most famous hits are, for example Smack That, Right Now (Na Na Na), Locked Up and I wanna love you ft. Snoop Dogg. He has achieved five Grammy nominations in his career and has sold more than 35 million albums worldwide.
Metro Boom, 29, is an American record producer, record executive and DJ. Metro Boomin has collaborated with several well-known artists, such as Drake’s, Kanye West’s, Nicki Minaj’s, Travis Scott’s and Wiz Khalifa’s with.