Skepta had to pull out of his upcoming Lollapalooza performance due to visa issues.
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In a tweet from the festival’s account, Lollapalooza announced that the U.K. hip-hop artist would not be performing as scheduled. Chicago rapper Joey Purp is scheduled to take his place.
Due to ongoing Visa issues, Skepta will not perform at Lollapalooza this year. Joey Purp will perform on Perry’s at 2:30, Friday of #Lolla.
— Lollapalooza (@lollapalooza) July 18, 2016
Skepta was scheduled to perform on Friday afternoon, July 29. Lollapalooza 2016 runs July 28-31 in Chicago’s Grant Park.
In April, Skepta was scheduled to perform at Coachella but had to cancel also because of visa problems.
The grime artist released his fourth studio album, Konichiwa, in May.