It was weird but ace singer, Brandy performed for empty
chairs in South Africa during the Mandela Sports and Culture Day in South
Africa.
The FNB stadium in Soweto which paid host to 90,000 guests
during the day was almost empty with not more than 40 spectators during her
performance later in the night.
According to report, most of the spectators left because
they were unaware that she was performing that night. Brandy was secretly
slated to be the surprise grand finale at the Nelson Mandela Sports and Culture
Day, but since fans had no idea the singer would be the final act at the end of
a packed schedule, almost all of them had left the building by the time she
stepped on stage. Oops.
When Brandy came out for her big moment, however, only 40
people remained. Oh, and reportedly, the lights were on (which was probably one
of the reasons guests thought this shindig was done).
"Brandy performed to an empty stadium. With the stadium
lights on," local musician Kabomo tweeted.
Other event-goers shared Kabomo's shock. Twitter user Crazy
Girl Tutu (how we love that name), shared, "I gave up the min I saw the
empty stadium. Brandy performing for the chairs!"
But Dawn Ngwenya thought Brandy had at least one fan left,
tweeting, "Well Brandy is going to perform for herself and Mbaks only.
Stadium now empty." Mbacks refers to Fikile Mbacks, South Africa's
minister of sport, who likely had advance warning that the star would be
showing up.
Faced with an empty stadium awash in light, Brandy didn't
stick around long either. "People didn't know there was a concert after
the games. No one knew Brandy was around. Maybe a 40 people audience,"
Kabomo shared on the social media site. "She sulked after two songs and
walked off."
To be honest, we can't really blame her. And while we're fairly
certain Brandy won't be running back to perform in South Africa again anytime
soon, we also have a hunch that next time she does, people will know about it.
Information from yahoonews was used in this report.
