Much anticipated Nigerian singer Burna Boy who Ugandan revellers have been yearning for a very long time did not live to impress as anticipated. The singer who was hired by Pepsi and event organised by Kasana events made Ugandans wish they had partied elsewhere with their hard earned money.
Burna Boy travelled 3,965KM to Kampala to perform for 15 minutes and bag thousands of dollars. Ugandans have been left disappointed in both the artiste and event organisers.
Ugandan perfomers Fic Fameika, Irene Ntale, John Blaq and Sheebah Karungi were better performers and wowed the crowd better on the night
A one reveller Nimusiima Edward had these remarks “Now that we are all sober, let’s talk about last night’s Burna Boy’s concert.
The VIP section was like a mini Kampala City Festival with approximately 2.5 million people. I couldn’t see where the stage was, because I stood about 10kms away. It looked like a political rally in Kiboga.
Buying a drink (with your own money) was as hard as counting hair. I stepped out to pick a friend and I found an extra 1 million people stranded at the gate, all struggling to enter. Mind, these had VIP tickets. The gate was closed. People had to beg (bribe) to enter. It was almost like entering heaven. But heaven is easier to enter, I think.
The sound was fine. Really fine. The performances? I only remember John Blaq who performed for 45 seconds and said, “Aya baasss, I am out.”
I don’t know what happened in the ordinary section. I am sure extraordinary things happened in there. In fact, ordinary chaps were closer to the stage than VVIP and VIP sections, which is fine. But I am sure it was a hotbed of thuggery.
The event was just there. Boring. Until Burna Boy came and breathed life into it. His performance was fine. I loved it. I didn’t see him (how could you), but I heard him.
Kasana Events took the kasana quite literally and had to Burna us.”
Here are some of the many reactions from the event
