Dizzee's free Thanet 'pull-up gig' cancelled at last minute

RAPPER HAD PLANNED SURPRISE MINI-CONCERT ON THE MARGATE STEPS

- By DANIEL ESSON

CHART-TOPPING rapper Dizzee Rascal’s free beachfront concert in Kent was axed just hours before it was set to begin last Friday (May 9).

The musician posted a video on social media encouraging fans to “pull up” to a free concert on the Margate Steps at 6pm last Friday, in advance of his headlining gig at Dreamland later this summer.

But music promoters Margate Summer Series announced at the 11th hour the Bonkers star had been forced to pull the plug on the impromptu event.

In a public statement, alongside an image labelling the gig postponed, Summer Series organisers said: “Dizzee Rascal will be rescheduled due to filming taking place in Margate today. Hold tight, more news coming soon”.

Dizzee had posted a video to Instagram in which he said: “Tonight in Margate on the Kings Steps, it’s a pull up, don’t call it a pop up, I'm coming down there, we're going to have a rave up, yeah?

“You and me, and all your peoples, it’s free, yeah, come down there, Kings Steps, tonight 6pm, I'll see you there.”