Frank Ocean cancels V Festival shows

Singer Frank Ocean has cancelled all of his summer appearances including his appearance at the twin V Festivals next weekend, Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th August.

American singer-songwriter from New Orleans, Louisiana was due to play a number of huge gigs over the next few weeks, including an appearance V Festival, Bestival, France's Rock en Seine, and Pukkelpop in Belgium. He has also cancelled his support slot with Coldplay on the band's upcoming European tour at the end of the month.

Ocean also cancelled an appearance last Saturday at Sweden's Way out West festival, and cut short a show at Norway's Oya Festival on Thursday when he left the stage after just four songs citing vocal problems.

Ocean has apologized to fans in a short statement, saying, "Let me start by saying I feel like an a**hole right now, but a tough decision had to be made in regard to my schedule over the next few months.

"The casualties of that decision include my appearances at upcoming festivals in Europe and my opening slot on the European leg of the Coldplay world tour. Sorry as f**k, I'll be back if you have me."

The festivals' musical line-up includes The Stone Roses, The Killers, Snow Patrol, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Nicki Minaj, her N-Dubz band mate Dappy, Beverley Knight, Cher Lloyd, Tinie Tempah, Example, Ed Sheeran, James Morrison, Tom Jones, The Enemy, The Proclaimers, Tim Minchin, Olly Murs, Noah and the Whale, The Stranglers, David Guetta, Nero, Keane, Madness, Friendly Fires, Happy Mondays, Professor Green, Emeli Sande, Ben Howard, Rizzle Kicks, Frank Turner, Labrinth, Maverick Sabre, Miles Kane, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, The Twang, Dodgy, Jack Beats, Lawson, and more!.

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