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Wireless festival has announced it will end early on Sunday to give fans “plenty of time to travel home” to watch the Euro 2024 final.<\/p>\n
The three-day rap, R&B and hip-hop festival in Finsbury Park, London, opens later, with Nicki Minaj due to top Friday’s line-up.<\/p>\n
But organisers announced in an Instagram post<\/a> that Sunday headliner Doja Cat’s set had been brought forward to allow the event to finish at 19:00 BST. <\/p>\n The football clash between England and Spain kicks off an hour later at 20:00.<\/p>\n Friday headliner Nicki will finish at 22:20, while on Saturday rapper 21 Savage’s set will end at 22:15.<\/p>\n There were unhappy reactions from many festivalgoers, who questioned why the match couldn\u2019t be shown at the festival.<\/p>\n Jazzi-Mai Edwards tells BBC Newsbeat she will still be going but that “it doesn\u2019t make any sense why they wouldn\u2019t play it on the big screen”.<\/p>\n “I\u2019m disappointed because I paid for the ticket months in advance for a full day,” the 22-year-old says.<\/p>\n Jazzi-Mai also thinks an hour won\u2019t be enough for many in the crowd to get away to watch the final.<\/p>\n Ellena Kkolos describes the late changes as “disappointing and disrespectful”.<\/p>\n “Music and football are two different cultures, two different worlds and not everyone is interested in football,” she tells Newsbeat.<\/p>\n “Us festivalgoers have paid a lot of money to enjoy the music,” Ellena, 32, adds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Two big acts – Tyla and Digga D – were due to perform on Sunday but have pulled out since their appearances were first announced.<\/p>\n Wireless’s organisers had yet to announce replacement acts for the pair.<\/p>\n Rapper Digga D is currently facing drug charges<\/a> and South African artist Tyla announced the cancellation of her world tour<\/a> earlier this year because of a serious injury.<\/p>\n Some fans speculated the festival was ending due to a lack of a replacement, but organisers Festival Republic have told Newsbeat: “The change in running order and curfew is exclusively to accommodate people wanting to watch the football, no artists have been pulled or sets cut because of this.”<\/p>\n Rappers Flo Milli and Veeze also pulled out of Friday’s line-up, but have been replaced by NSG and Kairo Keyz.<\/p>\n Organisers said Doja Cat would still perform a full set despite the early time of her headline set.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Other acts over the weekend include J Hus, Sean Paul, Gunna, Future, Rema and Uncle Waffles.<\/p>\n The festival has also promised “surprise acts” to over the course of the weekend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n About 50,000 fans head to Wireless each year.<\/p>\n The festival also announced single-use disposable vapes were not allowed and could be confiscated.<\/p>\n Last year, Wireless signed a five-year deal with Haringey Council to be held in Finsbury Park every summer until at least 2027.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n