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 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Late Kanye jeered at US festival
Rapper Kanye West was booed after appearing over an hour and a half late at the Bonnaroo festival in Tennessee. Angry fans, who had to wait well into the early hours to see him, responded by chanting "Kanye sucks" and pelting the empty stage with glow sticks. The delay was blamed on problems setting up a glow-in-the-dark backdrop for West's set The four-day festival saw performances from ... [link]

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While You Were Doing Your Best To Give Away The NBA Finals
Published 6/16/2008 by Dan Hopper at Best Week Ever
... Kanye West was booed at Bonnaroo this weekend after appearing on stage ninety minutes late. If that ain't that the pot calling the vaporizer black... ...

News & Views
Published 6/16/2008 at Pollstar
... Press Was Bonnaroo M.I.A.'s last public performance - Metro U.K. Manchester, TN, gives B.B. King key to the city - WIS News 10 / Associated Press Huh? Marijuana at Bonnaroo ? What's this world coming to? - News Channel 5 Views … Pearl Jam , Metallica , The Raconteurs - This year's Bonnaroo pumps up the volume - USA Today Festival goers upset over Kanye West's late appearance - BBC Bonnaroo performances combine politics and jams - Associated Press Do you ...

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