Afrobeats star Kizz Daniel has finally addressed the controversy surrounding his absence at his scheduled concert in Paris, attributing it to a fallout between his tour agent and the event promoter.
In a detailed post shared on his Instagram story, the “Buga” crooner clarified that he was fully prepared to perform but was unable to make his flight due to delays caused by his agent’s attempt to resolve payment disagreements.
According to the singer, his agent, Olamide Baron, had sold the Paris show to another promoter who reportedly failed to pay the agreed balance.
“First, this wasn’t my fault. Whatever clips y’all are seeing is a beef between the tour Agent @olamidebaron and the show promoter,” Kizz Daniel explained. “I was paid to come perform in Paris by @olamidebaron in full, he sold the show to another promoter and according to him the promoter breached his contract by not paying him his balance.”
He further revealed that he was ready for his flight early in the day but got delayed as his agent tried to settle the issue with the promoters.
“I’ve been ready since 6am for a 12:25pm flight, thankfully my brother @adesope_shopsydoo was with me at the hotel. We were delayed from flying by @olamidebaron so he could get his money which I wasn’t aware of until later. He resolved the issue with the promoter but we couldn’t make the flight. The next available flight according to Baron was 5:25pm,” he wrote.
Kizz Daniel added that despite the late arrival in Paris, he still went to the concert venue, only to discover that it had already closed for the night.
“We came into Paris late because of an unresolved issue between two promoters. I was paid and was ready to perform!! I never requested for a type of car or asked they bring an Escalade, all lies. I’ve been going to shows in rented cabs since I got to Europe. I came to the venue still because I wanted to perform, unfortunately the venue closes by 11pm according to the promoters… I tried my best to make this run a smooth one. But sometimes ‘e get as e be’,” he stated.
The artist also pointed out that he had successfully performed in Italy and Sweden despite similar scheduling issues and promised to make up for the Paris incident at his upcoming shows.
“As for the first 2 shows we did — Italy & Sweden — I got to the venue at exactly the time given to me to arrive. Sometimes promoters want to wait till they have a full hall before performance. I performed 4am in Parma (from getting ready since 8pm).
“1:30am in Sweden (from getting ready since 9pm). I couldn’t do a full set in Sweden because the venue was gonna shut down due to curfew. As for Amsterdam I’m here and ready. The promoter gave 3am as performance time (I have it in recording). And I will be there by HIS Grace.
“Cologne. The promoters gave 10pm as performance time and I will be there. Excited,” he concluded.
