After failing to attend a show he endorsed on Instagram and allegedly accepted money for, Killer T has issued a statement on his Facebook page.
The artist doesn’t say much in the very long statement besides that he is sorry and he will not do it again. He did not apologise to any people who were hurt. He did not explain the reasons why he failed to perform. He also does not say anything about refunds for people that paid for tickets.
People did not hesitate to express their discontent and some even went to the extent of saying they will not be attending any of his shows again. Two comments were particularly interesting. One man called George Nyatsuro (picture below) on Facebook commented under the apology and he talked about replacing a PA System and stage that were hired on the day of the show but were trashed when angry fans violently protested Killer T’s failed appearance.
Another Facebook user called Leslie Manezy posted a screenshot of a conversation that is allegedly between Killer T and an unknown person. In the conversation Killer T was being encouraged to at least say something to the hoards of displeased fans that were demanding answers.
Killer T is responding only to fans that are accepting his apology on Facebook and he is ignoring any other comments demanding answers. Fans want to know why he failed to pitch up despite having tickets booked twice and receiving payment for performing at the show. Fans want to know if they will be reimbursed for their tickets. There are complaints about damages to property.
Earground spoke with the promoters and posted about it on their page. According to them, Killer T confirmed that he was on his way and that resulted in them playing his music until 2 am in hopes that he would pitch up.
Based on the apology made by Killer T and his management team, it’s apparent that they need to refine their Public Relations skills. Failure to do that may result in him losing a lot of fans and also contributing to the bad name given to Zimbabwean musicians due to his unprofessionalism.