Festival Organizers Cut Lana Del Rey's Mic 5 Minutes Too Soon, Issue Apology

A mistake led to Lana Del Rey's mic being cut a full five minutes before the singer's Aug. 24 concert at the Reading and Leeds festival was due to end, prompting an apology from festival organizers.

"Del Rey was performing as the penultimate headliner of the Reading portion of the Reading and Leeds festival, when during a fireworks show at the end of her set, the singer's microphone turned off," The Hollywood Reporter detailed.

Pop Base posted the tidbit that the fireworks show in question was planned as part of Del Rey's last song.

In any case, "Per reports online," THR shared, "she sat and watched the pyrotechnics with her fans for the remaining five minutes, and was not able to finish performing."

THR went on to say that other "reports added that the 'Normal Fucking Rockwell' singer began her performance 10 to 15 minutes late, and that this year's festival has been plagued with bad weather."

Additionally, there were other reports "of bad sound quality throughout the festival," THR noted, "with fans online saying they couldn't hear performances over the sound of of loud techno performances."

"A review from The Telegraph read, 'The queen of nuanced pop deserved better than this travesty,'" the entertainment news outlet relayed.

Organizers for the Reading portion of the event extended an apology to fans, posting, "Due to an error by the Reading production team we accidentally cut Lana Del Rey's incredible set short by 5 mins," and said that they "apologize unreservedly to Lana and her fans."

Some fans responded critically through posts of their own.

For others, though, not even the lost five minutes could mar the experience.