Sophie Ellis Bexter was bumped up to headliner at the Wychwood Festival in Cheltenham on Friday, as she stepped in for Craig David who claimed his set had been cancelled at the last minute.
The songstress, 47, put on a very leggy display as she stormed the stage in a sparkly pink mini dress as she belted out her biggest hits.
In a since deleted statement on Thursday, organisers announced that Craig, 45, would not be performing, forcing the singer to take to Instagram to tell fans that he learned of his axing the same time as everyone else .
He penned: ‘Hey everyone, it was brought to my attention that my performance at Wychwood Festival this Friday (May 29th) has been cancelled by the promoter’.
‘My team and I weren’t made aware until after a statement had already been shared with fans, which sadly left us in no position to give you all an update ourselves.
Craig went on: ‘We’re really disappointed, as I’d been looking forward to seeing you tomorrow. If you purchased tickets in the hopes of catching my set, please contact the festival directly to request a refund. All my love, CD’.
Sophie Ellis Bexter was bumped up to headliner at the Wychwood Festival in Cheltenham on Friday, as she stepped in for Craig David who claimed his set had been cancelled
In a since deleted statement on Thursday, organisers announced that Craig, 45, would not be performing, forcing the singer to take to Instagram
He penned: ‘Hey everyone, it was brought to my attention that my performance at Wynchwood Festival this Friday (May 29th) has been cancelled by the promoter’
In their since deleted statement the festival said: ‘We are disappointed to announce that Craig David Presents TS5 is unfortunately unable to join us at Wychwood Festival this year due to circumstances beyond anyone’s control. We sincerely hope to welcome Craig to Wychwood in the future.’
‘Our team has been working flat out behind the scenes to make sure Friday night remains every bit as special as planned and we are thrilled to announce that the phenomenal Sophie Ellis-Bextor is now stepping up to headline Friday night.
‘Sophie was already set to bring the disco to the main stage, and now she will officially close the night with a sequin studded headline performance. We’re deeply grateful to Sophie and her team for rearranging plans at such short notice to make this happen.’ As reported by The Sun.
Daily Mail have contacted Wychwood Festival or comment.
Craig shot to fame with his debut studio album Born To Do It in 2000, which spawned hits including Fill Me In, 7 Days and Rewind.
The record went straight to No.1 in August that year, instantly changing Craig’s life forever.
The songstress, 47, put on a very leggy display as she stormed the stage in a sparkly pink mini dress as she belted out her biggest hits
Completing the look with sparkly heels she oozed confidence on stage
In their since deleted statement the festival said: ‘We are disappointed to announce that Craig David Presents TS5 is unfortunately unable to join us at Wychwood Festival this year’
Despite the last minute shake up Sophie was in great spirits
Former EastEnders star Shaun Williamson, best known for his role as Barry Evans, also took to the stage
He performed his popular Barrioke show on the main stage
The caught the eye in a sequinned blazer and graphic T-shirt
Craig wrote his debut album in the bedroom of his childhood home – which he returned to earlier this year for a campaign with Shelter.
Prior to rocketing to fame in his early 20s, Craig lived on the Holyrood Estate near Southampton city centre.
Now, the chart-topping singer has an estimated net worth of £14.5million.
Speaking to the Daily Mail in November, Craig shared: ‘No one could have told me when I was a young kid growing up in my council flat with my mum, that 25 years later I’d have the career that spans this amount of time and that the songs would mean so much to people.’
