Drake fans left furious as rapper ENDS Wireless 2025 set after just 40 mins
The 38-year-old rap superstar arrived ten minutes early for his Sunday night set in London's Finsbury Park, telling the crowd he'd go 'until they cut my mic' - referencing the festival's strict 9:30pm curfew.
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Earlier in the day, fans were led to believe they'd be getting two Drake sets - one at 18:25 and one at 20:55.
But the first mysteriously vanished from the schedule mid afternoon.
Drake then appeared early and immediately after Burna Boy, which caught the crowds off-guard.
Fans were left even more confused when his set finished after 40 minutes due to the curfew.
To make matters worse, the BBC reports scenes of panic unfolded near the accessible exit when the show ended early.
Several disabled fans were reportedly trapped behind barriers, pleading with security to let them out.
The Sun has contacted Wireless festival for comment.
Writing on Instagram after the show, Drake said he didn't know what had happened: "Thank you London.
"Need some time to process what just happened so I don't have my usual caption…just thank you so much for the best 3 nights of my performance career."
Drake was booked to headline all three nights at the festival.
The rapper had already run into curfew chaos on Friday, when organisers cut off both his and Lauryn Hill's microphones at 10:30pm — replacing the screens with local train station info.
He managed to stick to the schedule better on Saturday.
Earlier in the day on Sunday, Kartel and Burna Boy still performed in their time slots, but when Drake suddenly appeared his cheerful energy from Friday and Saturday appeared to be gone.
The Canadian megastar looked tense and rushed, according to the BBC.
He kicked things off with an unreleased track featuring UK rapper Central Cee, who didn't take to the stage.
Instead, he was spotted silently mouthing the lyrics from the front row, with cameras beaming it onto the big screen.
Trying to win back the crowd, Drake rattled through hits like Controlla, Find Your Love, and One Dance — all updated for 2025, but the new remixes made them hard to sing along to and left many fans confused.
A brief boost came when Nigerian sensation Rema jumped on stage to perform Calm Down and Fever, hyping up the crowd.
But just as things were heating up, Vybz Kartel popped back in for a quick cameo and then Drake played just two more songs before wrapping it all up.
Drake climbed onto a crane to wave goodbye, while Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You blasted from the speakers.
Devastated fans realised it was his exit music, after seeing it online from the previous night.
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