International hip hop star Drake was rumoured to be booked to perform at Konka Soweto on 10th March 2022. Now, the popular Soweto nightclub has come out to clear the air and dismiss the announcement as a scam.
A Facebook page going by the name Konka Soweto recently posted that it was official and confirmed that the rapper would be gracing the venue on the mentioned date. The page further said that regular tickets would be sold at R20,000 per person, while VIP tickets would go for R30,000. They even gave a phone number to call to book tables.
Luckily, the real Konka Twitter page caught wind of the announcement before it went too far or managed to scam innocent people. They posted it on their own page, alerting fans to pay no mind to the scam, and saying that they can only hope to one day actually book Drake.
Scram Alert !! 🚨 Fake News ‼️ Mara one day is one day 😅🤞🏾 pic.twitter.com/VZHEvREk3h
— KONKA Soweto (@KonkaSoweto) January 25, 2022
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But it is the hilarious responses from social media users that made their announcement special. Some are confused about what to believe, the original announcement or the scam alert. Neither of the pages is verified on Facebook or Twitter, and to all indications, there should be no reason to discredit the Facebook page that made the announcement.
Others felt relieved that they no longer had to go through with selling various body organs to be able to afford the tickets. As one had said, he was ready to sell his friend’s kidney to attend the event, and was only looking for a buyer from the black market, and only needed some directions on how to advertise there. Another was ready to sell his heart, although that leaves us wondering how he would attend the event without a heart.
More fans thought that they needed more time to save that amount. As one calculated, they needed at least two years to save that money, as others observed that the entrance fee cost as much as their cars or their annual school fees.
We sincerely hope that nobody was successfully scammed by the advertisement. As it stands, it is yet to be taken down on Facebook, as the page has even proceeded to post a full poster. Perhaps Konka should look into whether they were hacked on the platform and figure it out before their brand gets associated with scammers.
Meanwhile, it gives us something to think about as we see how much excitement a Drake poster gathered in such a short time. Maybe we should invest in hyping our local celebrities as much as we do the international ones. As one fan suggested, can’t Madumane be our Drake?
