JUST FOUR DAYS before he was to headline Rocking The Daises and In the City festivals, it was announced that US artist GoldLink won’t be performing in the country this weekend.

“Due to unforeseen personal health reasons, Goldlink will not be performing at this year’s Rocking the Daisies and In the City festivals in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Goldlink is extremely disappointed that he won’t be playing to his South African fans this weekend but promises to return soon,” read the statement from event organisers yesterday.

Last year Solange gave a similar reason for cancelling her performance at the inaugural Afro Punk Johannesburg just days before she was to headline the festival. But unlike Afro Punk, Rocking The Daises and In the City festivals were swift at finding a suitable replacement for the Washington D.C rap singer.

The statement included that Aminé will be GoldLink’s replacement at both events. Aminé is a suitable substitute, as the two do comparable music and have a similar fan base, although GoldLink’s music has more body than Caroline rap singer Aminé.

“I was sad but I mean with GoldLink after he plays Crew, what else are we finna listen to. Most of his songs are feel music anyways. Aminé at least we got both albums with sufficient amount of jams. We have Majid Jordan to put us in our feels, please I’m not there to cry,” said Clownish Gambino on Twitter.

But as much as the announcement that Aminé would be the plan B was welcomed by some, others weren’t happy at the news. “Bathong, GoldLink just cancelled on us??? Wow,” Okay Wasabi Tweeted. “Solange and GoldLink are the reasons I have trust issues,” said Szechuan.

Rocking the Daisies takes place this weekend where the likes of 6Lack, Soulection and Mura Masa will be present in Cape Town while In the City takes place on Sunday at Emmarentia Dam in Joburg with the same artists who will perform in the Western Cape.