{"id":57593,"date":"2022-04-15T18:14:12","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T16:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/freeman-cancels-uk-tour-cites-travel-logistical-challenges"},"modified":"2022-04-15T20:26:25","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T18:26:25","slug":"freeman-cancels-uk-tour-cites-travel-logistical-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/freeman-cancels-uk-tour-cites-travel-logistical-challenges","title":{"rendered":"Freeman Cancels UK Tour, Cites Travel Logistical Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Zimdancehall artiste Freeman, real name Energy Sylvester Chizanga, has cancelled his tour to the United Kingdom on the eleventh hour<\/p>\n<p>The musician was scheduled to stage shows in Manchester tomorrow (16 April) and in Birmingham on the 17th and 18th.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement this Friday, Freeman said he was forced to cancel the tour due to travel logistics that could not be arranged in time for the show. He said:<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s with a heavy heart we regret to inform our fans in England Freeman HKD &amp; HKD Band will not be present for Zim Independence Weekender which is scheduled for April 16th Manchester, April 17th Birmingham, and April 18th Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, it is beyond our control, circumstances with our travel logistics and requirements have left us with no choice but to cancel our performance. Our travel documents were not returned to us on time to make it for the shows.<\/p>\n<p>As HKD we thrive to bring you the best experience we can offer and we cannot do that without our full team on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>We sincerely apologize to all our fans in England, sometimes things just don\u2019t go the way you want. We hope soon we can be together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Zimdancehall artiste Freeman, real name Energy Sylvester Chizanga, has cancelled his tour to the United Kingdom on the eleventh hour The musician was scheduled to stage shows in Manchester tomorrow (16 April) and in Birmingham on the 17th and 18th. 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