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US rapper and singer Doechii has pulled out of All Points East festival in east London.
The 27-year-old is “no longer able to perform” at the Victoria Park festival on Saturday 23 August, with event organisers apologising for the inconvenience.
“We’re very sorry to announce that Doechii will no longer be performing at her upcoming shows,” the festival announced in a social media post on Tuesday (19 August).
“She is an incredible artist, and, like all of her fans, we were hugely excited to see her on stage. We’d like to apologise to any disappointed fans and hope to welcome Doechii to All Points East in the future.”
Fans were quick to take to X/Twitter to voice their frustrations over the cancellation. “Where do we apply for refund!? She was the main person I was attending to see!!! Absolutely livid,” one person said.
Meanwhile, another user questioned whether the festival would be providing “partial refunds” to ticket holders. “Literally only going to see her and you announced four days before the festival leaving no time to cancel flights or hotels,” they wrote.
Festival organisers replied that they are “working very hard” to find an artist of a “similar scale” to fill Doechii’s slot and would update festival-goers “as soon as we have any news”.
Doechii performing during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm (Getty Images)
The Florida rapper has also pulled out of Rock en Seine festival on Thursday (21 August) and Forwards Festival in Bristol on Sunday (24 August). She is yet to release a statement regarding the reasons for the performance cancellations.
The Independent has contacted Doechii’s representatives for comment.
In a post to social media, Forwards festival similarly said they were “very sad” to announce the “Anxiety” star would no longer be performing. “She is an incredible artist and we were as excited as you were to bring her to our hometown of Bristol,” they said.
Doechii, real name Jaylah Ji’mya Hickmon, won Best Rap Album at the Grammys in 2024 for her album Alligator Bites Never Heal . She last performed in the UK at Glastonbury Festival in June, which The Independent’s Kate Solomon awarded five stars.
“With unbelievable lung capacity, Doechii’s rapping is relentless and thoroughly satisfying to listen to,” she wrote, dubbing the rapper “a megastar on the rise”.