Nicki Minaj has sparked chaos outside a venue in London with the singer being mobbed by fans after she was forced to cancel and meet and greet.
Thousands of fans were left disappointed by the 39-year-old superstar rapper after the gates were closed early on Sunday at the Wireless Festival in Finsbury Park due to overcrowding, before Minaj took to the stage.
She then announced that there would be a spontaneous meet and greet at Cafe Koko in Camden on Monday which prompted crowds of adoring fans to arrive at the venue from the early hours of the morning in hope of catching a glimpse of the Super Bass singer.
She initially told her 198 million followers on Instagram that she would arrive at 12pm, this was later pushed back to 2pm and when she tried to enter the venue just before 6pm police had to form a wall around her as masses of fans rushed to see her.
Police had to escort Minaj back to her vehicle before she could enter the venue.
With temperatures topping 30C (86F), a number fo fans were allowed into Cafe Koko after a few hours while thousands more queued outside.
Imenella, 34, from Sweden, who flew with her friend to the UK to see the rapper perform at Wireless on Sunday, described the situation at the festival as a "disaster", saying that fans were trying to jump the fence into the venue, despite dozens of police officers to be deployed.
Speaking about the situation, she said: “When the first song came (on) we were standing outside, I just started crying, I was so sad.”
The Swedish fans had hoped the meet and greet would make up for missing out at the festival and added that they would not return to a Wireless festival again after their experience.
The rapper’s much-anticipated headline set was also delayed by 30 minutes and had to finish abruptly at 9.30pm due to curfew laws.
Alex Ronald, 21 from Glasgow, told PA he was “disappointed” with his whole experience as he left the Camden venue early at around 4pm to catch his train home after queueing since before 7am.
He explained how he and his friend had to deal with being “crushed” during the festival the day previous, describing the situation as a “nightmare”.
Minaj’s Wireless performance was part of a historic line-up of all-female headliners across the weekend – with Cardi B topping the bill on Friday while SZA closed out Saturday.
The organisers of Wireless Festival and representatives of Minaj have been contacted for comment.
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