It was a night of unbridled expectations, expectations because 2017 has been a big year for Wizkid with him clinching awards and taking giant strides in his career. You could see the desire to see Wizkid perform written on the faces of his fans. Wizkid himself was ready to connect with his fans, fans he refers to as ‘Wizkid FC’.
Wiz ‘On the beach’ was the debut edition of the concert which also featured Tiwa Savage, Mr Eazi ,Wande Coal and others.
Yesterday night, Wizkid can be compared to a King that was being coronated in his kingdom.The zest and energy exhibited by the fans at the Oniru beach venue of the concert was palpable. If Wizkid had fainted on that stage, the multitude would do whatever it takes to revive him. A certain fan was seen using his face towel to clean the footwear of Wizkid. For him, it was a symbolic way of tapping into the greatness of the singer.
So what exactly did Wizkid get wrong?
- He chased away journalists cum cameramen
Wizzy got high on his own supply. No one saw it coming. The Ojuelegba crooner with wild enthusiasm mounted the stage, the crowd cheered and screamed and he got carried away by the display of affection from his fans.
“Eyin temi! My people. Let me hear you say yeah yeah” he said.
Thereafter he chased away the journalists and cameramen who were busy capturing the moments.
“I want to feel my people. Cameramen, leave this place. I want to see my fans. Move away so I can perform for my fans. Abi una deaf” he said.
The celebrity world and the mass media are inextricably tied together in a relationship that is both mutually beneficial. Celebrity culture is deeply rooted in the media. The brand Wizkid would not exist without the publicity garnered from the media.
- Vocal ineptitude
Everyone knows Wizkid has a melodious voice, but he didn’t make use of it last night. The singer was clad in a red tee-shirt, with a red scarf complementing his outfit.
The delivery of his songs were filled with energy and raw emotions, but the self-proclaimed star boy couldn’t measure up with the energy,as he was unable to hit his notes, missed progressions and didn’t complement the band who were creating melodious grooves for him to jump on.
- Disrespecting his fans
As the show was climaxing , Wizzy performed his timeless hit song Ojuelegba.
He told the crowd: “We want to thank baba God for what he has done for us from January to December”.
Thereafter, he got a bottled- water and poured the content into the crowd. Wizkid did this more than once. Some Wizkid die-hard fans wouldn’t read any meaning to that, because they are perhaps intoxicated by his star power. It is not right for artistes to descend to that level of pouring water on a crowd who paid to come and watch you entertain them.
The stampede caused by Wizkid resulted into cases of assault, missing phones , injured fans and lot’s more.
Wizkid has a lot going for him at the moment, he shouldn’t ruin it with these avoidable mishaps