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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Entertainment
Mark Corcoran

Sun shines on thousands of Longitude fans as Versatile, Pusha-T and Rae Sremmurd rock Marlay Park

Thousands of fans flocked to Marlay Park yesterday as both the sun and Irish rap group Versatile shone at Longitude.

Fans from all around the country and travelled to see some of their favorite performers including Pusha-T and Rae Sremmurd.

The big news coming from the festival was that day one headliner ASAP Rocky would not be performing as he was detained in Sweden on suspicion of assault.

ASAP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, was due to headline the opening day at the Dublin festival and Wireless Festival in London on Sunday. 

Promoters MCD said: "Due to the Swedish authorities decision to continue to detain A$AP Rocky he will no longer be able to headline Longitude tonight.

"It’s not all bad news though, we are delighted to announce that Ski Mask The Slump God will close the main stage tonight instead!"

Although this came as a disappointment to plenty of fans, most did not let it dampen their moods.

Speaking to the Irish Mirror festival-goer Aaron Toohey said: "I was most looking forward to Versatile and they put on a great show.

“I wasn’t too disappointed Asap Rocky couldn’t perform because they came up with a great replacement in Ski Mask the Slump Dog.”

Today is yet again an exciting day as British rapper Stormzy headlines the Main Stage along with a host of talent including Anne-Marie and Wild Youth.

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