Reading and Leeds Music Festival Apologizes for Cutting Lana Del Rey’s Performance Short

The Reading and Leeds Festival apologized for cutting Lana Del Rey’s set short on Saturday night.

Del Rey was performing as the penultimate headliner of the Reading portion of the Reading and Leeds festival, when during a fireworks show at the end of her set, the singer’s microphone turned off. Per reports online, she sat and watched the pyrotechnics with her fans for the remaining five minutes, and was not able to finish performing.

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“Due to an error by the Reading production team we accidentally cut Lana Del Rey’s incredible set short by 5 mins,” the festival wrote on Instagram on Sunday. “We apologize unreservedly to Lana and her fans.”

Del Rey’s performance on Saturday was followed by a set from DJ producer Fred Again.

Further reports added that the “Normal Fucking Rockwell” singer began her performance 10 to 15 minutes late, and that this year’s festival has been plagued with bad weather. Others complained of bad sound quality throughout the festival, with fans online saying they couldn’t hear performances over the sound of of loud techno performances. A review from The Telegraph read, “The queen of nuanced pop deserved better than this travesty.”

The Hollywood Reporter reached out to the festival and Del Rey for comment. The singer will play the Leeds portion of the fest Sunday.

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