Drake’s three-day Wireless Festival residency ended in complete chaos on Sunday as thousands of fans blasted the London festival as ‘dangerous’ when they were forced to queue for hours and in huge crowds of people.
As the US rapper appeared on stage 10-minutes early, thousands of British festival goers were left ‘disappointed’ as they failed to enter London’s Finsbury Park for the show.
In videos shared on TikTok, festival goers were stood shoulder-to-shoulder pleading with security to let them in because they had tickets for the day.
However, it wasn’t just general admission that was facing large queues, as VIP guests told MailOnline that they had been forced to wait up to ‘three hours’ by security before coming to the conclusion they were not going to be let in and headed home.
One guest attempting to get in said: ‘We arrived at the guest/VIP entrance to the festival at 5:30pm and the queue was massive, but we joined and hoped it would go down quick. We ended up waiting for over two hours and we still weren’t in the festival.
‘When I asked security what was going on and if we would even get in for Drake coming on stage they said they couldn’t give us a time, but said it would be at least another half an hour.
Drake’s three-day Wireless Festival residency ended in complete chaos on Sunday as thousands of fans blasted the London festival as ‘dangerous’ as they were forced to queue for hours
As the US rapper appeared on stage 10-minutes early, thousands of British festival goers were left ‘disappointed’ as they failed to enter London’s Finsbury Park for the show
‘Everyone was starting to get angry, and people were just pushing past the security. It felt dangerous and so we decided it was better to leave, meaning we didn’t even get to see inside the festival.
‘It was so disappointing that the festival had invited all these people down and then treated us like that. No staff members were willing to come out and speak to us to help the situation.’
Another fan took to X and penned: ‘As for whoever was running the crowd management for Wireless this year, they actually need to be fired.
‘I’ve never seen a VIP queue where people are being held outside for 30+minutes for no reason.’
A third fan said: ‘It looks like a fight broke out at Drake’s Wireless Fest, and the police have currently preventing anyone from entering or exiting the fest’.
Others took to TikTok to share their experience, with one filming the huge queue and writing: ‘Wireless VIP is literally a shambles. People fighting and getting crushed you literally cannot move’.
Another on the platform listed the reasons ‘why Wireless Sunday was terrible’, as they complained about the ‘VIP area running out of drinks, fights breaking out and Drake’s short set’.
Unfortunately it wasn’t just the festival goers who failed to gain entry that were left disappointed, as Drake’s headline slot was cut by 50minutes.
In videos shared on TikTok , festival goers were stood shoulder-to-shoulder pleading with security to let them in as they had tickets for the day
However, it wasn’t just general access that was facing large queues, as VIP guests told MailOnline that they had been forced to wait up to ‘three hours’ by security before deciding to just head home
Another fan took to X and penned: ‘As for whoever was running the crowd management for Wireless this year, they actually need to be fired’
A third fan said: ‘It looks like a fight broke out at Drake’s Wireless Fest, and the police have currently preventing anyone from entering or exiting the fest’
Others took to TikTok to share their experience with one filming the huge queue while another listed the reasons ‘why Wireless Sunday was terrible’
The rapper arrived on stage 10minutes earlier than his scheduled time and warned the crowd that he would perform until his microphone was cut off – referring to the strict 21:30 curfew.
During his set, Drake brought out only three special guests Popcaan, Rema and Vybz Kartel compared to the 12 guests and 90minute run time on the Saturday.
Earlier in the day on Sunday, the official setlist had advertised two Drake sets – one at 18:25 and one at 20:55.
The first mysteriously disappeared from the schedule during the course of the afternoon, with planned performances from Vybz Kartel and Burna Boy going ahead in their allotted time slots.
He appeared agitated, which was a departure from his more upbeat attitude during the other sets he performed over the weekend.
Drake started his set by playing an unreleased collaboration with British rapper Central Cee, who did not appear on stage to perform but instead mouthed the words from his position in the front row, which was projected across the big screens.
The Toronto rapper and singer appeared apologetic throughout, promising to play some of his biggest hits to win over the crowd.
He told the crowd: ‘London, I will love you for the rest of my life,’ as he raced through a medley of tracks which included Controlla, Find Your Love and One Dance, which were remixed and rushed through.
Unfortunately it wasn’t just the festival goers who failed to gain entry that were left disappointed as Drake’s headline slot was cut by 50minutes
The rapper arrived on stage 10minutes earlier than his scheduled time and warned the crowd that he would perform until his microphone was cut off – referring to the strict 21:30 curfew; pictured with Vybz Kartel
During his set, Drake brought out only three special guests Popcaan, Rema and Vybz Kartel compared to the 12 guests and 90minute run time on the Saturday
A surprise appearance from Nigerian rapper Rema raised spirits in the crowd, with tracks Calm Down and Fever proving a highlight.
But after a brief cameo from Jamaican dancehall artist Vybz Kartel, who had performed to a huge crowd earlier in the day, there was only time for two more Drake solo songs.
For the third night in a row, he climbed onto a crane to wave to the 50,000 attendees as Whitney Houston’s I Will Always Love You blasted through the speakers as his set came to a close.
Fans expressed their disappointment to the BBC as they shuffled to the exits with many complaining that they spent longer queuing to get into the venue than they’d seen Drake perform.
Whilst attempting to leave, fans were alerted to scenes of distress at the accessible exit with many heard pleading with security to let them leave after being told they would have to be held in a restrictive space for ten minutes or until other security gave them the green light.
MailOnline have contacted Wireless Festival and Drake’s representatives for comment.
