'I'm requesting that we bury our uncle first' — Babes Wodumo management on no-show at three booked gigs

03 February 2023 - 07:00
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Babes Wodumo's management said she could not perform at three venues due to a death in the family.
Babes Wodumo's management said she could not perform at three venues due to a death in the family.
Image: Instagram/Babes Wodumo

Babes Wodumo’s management has cited a death in the family as the reason for the musician’s no-show at establishments she was booked to perform at. 

Zimoja reported that the self-proclaimed Gqom queen failed to pitch at three booked and fully paid events.

The Gqom star’s sister Nondumiso told TshisaLIVE Babes was dealing with another loss in the family. 

“We lost our uncle, so there’s a funeral here. She wasn’t in the right head space to attend the events because we lost our uncle. On that day we were forced to go there so she wasn't OK.”

The publication said the three venues Babes was billed to perform at were: Estradini pub in Estcourt and Second Half Bar and Restaurant in Nquthu; the singer was also alleged to have been a no-show at Ora Lifestyle in Pietermaritzburg on January 21. 

Estradini headed to its Facebook timeline to explain to its patrons what had transpired between the venue and Babes when she failed to show up on the night.

“Estradini Lifestyle Family, as we all know that we held an event yesterday on the 28th of January and unfortunately only one artist showed up for the event instead of both artists shown on the poster. We as Estradini Lifestyle apologise sincerely as it was a situation we had no control over, Babes wodumo did not show up for the event and when we tried contacting her she was unreachable on the phone.

We kept our end of the bargain and paid her, we have attached proof of payment below. We apologise for the inconvenience. We kindly ask everyone who attended yesterday’s event to keep their tickets for our next event,” reads the statement.

Babes's sister asked that promoters and fans give them a grace period to mourn their uncle.

“I understand that the fans are furious but there are things also that you can’t just keep explaining. That’s why I told all of them that I’m requesting that we bury our uncle first because we are laying him to rest this Saturday, then once we’ve recovered we will deal with all of this and refunds next week.”



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