Less than an old rocker's whim, Liam Gallagher's sudden exit from the stage seems to have hidden a medical illness.
However, this clarification was slow in coming, leaving more than 28,000 spectators at the Beauregard festival, in Calvados, completely dumbfounded on Friday.
At the end of the evening, the singer they had come to see and applaud cut short his program without any explanation, disappearing in the middle of a song.
The former singer of the rock group Oasis, 49, abruptly left the stage after about thirty minutes, visibly irritated.
A video visible on social networks shows the star leaving the stage under the boos of the public.
Questioned by some of the spectators, the organizers of the Beauregard festival, near Caen, declined all responsibility.
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“I have to put my health first”
“
Since Wednesday, John
(the nickname of the festival, Ed.)
and his teams have been doing everything possible to welcome festival-goers, partners, teams and of course, artists.
We would like to point out that Liam Gallagher has cut short his concert for reasons completely unrelated to the festival
, ”said the organizers in a press release sent to AFP.
“We are sorry for this situation, but the professionalism of our teams cannot be questioned
,” they added.
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Liam Gallagher apologized Saturday afternoon for the premature termination of Friday's concert, citing lightning laryngitis.
The singer also announced that he had to cancel his next concert, scheduled for July 10 in Cognac.
“I was very disappointed to have to shorten my concert
, he said on his social networks.
I was diagnosed today with laryngitis and the doctors ordered me to rest
”.
"I have to put my health first
," the rocker also added.
Artists Ninho and Vianney had played on the same stage before the arrival of Liam Gallagher,
"pop icon"
who was to
"present his third solo album
C'mon You Know", according to the festival's website.
Organized in the town of Hérouville-Saint-Clair, on the outskirts of Caen, the Beauregard festival, which was created in 2009, lasts until Sunday.