Canadian rapper Drake has been forced to cancel his appearance at this weekend’s Wireless Festival due to illness, according to reports.

Natalie Edwards, Senior Showbiz Reporter at The Sun Newspaper confirmed the news earlier today, citing the rapper being too ill to appear; Kanye West has now been confirmed to replace Drake, meaning West will now headline shows on both tomorrow (Friday 4th July) alongside Saturday too.

In response to the news, Drake said “To my beloved fans, it truly breaks my heart that I won’t be able to perform as planned at Wireless and Roskilde this weekend. I got sick a few days ago and although I am on my way to bouncing back, my doctors have made it clear that I am not physically fit to fly or deliver the performance my fans expect and deserve from me. I will be focused on resting for a quick recovery. I have the best fans in the world and I can’t wait to come back to make more incredible memories together.”

West will be joined by Bruno Mars, Basement Jaxx, Knife Party and Robin Thicke as headliners across the main stage alongside the Pepsi Max Stage.

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