Lola Young hits out at Summertime Ball technical difficulties
A string of technical difficulties hindered Capital's Summertime Ball with Barclaycard over the weekend with acts such as Lola Young grappling during their sets.
The annual music event took place at Wembley Area in London and Sunday with Mariah Carey, JADE, Tate McRae among the major artists taking to the stage on the night.
Attendees were also treated to a dash of nostalgia when Will Smith came out with DJ Jazzy Jeff and performed The Fresh Prince of Bel Air's theme tune and the theme tune to Men In Black. A string of technical difficulties hindered Capital's Summertime Ball with Barclaycard over the weekend with acts such as Lola Young grappling during their sets. Pic: David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock for Global
Little Mix star turned solo artist JADE opened the show with the singer forced to delay her performance after the event organisers were met with glitches before the show.
A statement from organisers appeared on screens, reading: 'We have had to pause the show temporarily. Please remain in the stadium. We hope to restart shortly.'
Later on in the show, Messy singer Lola was met with her own technical difficulties mid-song as her earpieces started 'going in and out.' @pleaseespresso She handled it like a pro !!! #lolayoung #messy #live #onething #summertimeball2025 #summertimeball #stb #stb2025 ♬ Messy – Lola Young
During the performance of her hit song the 24-year-old was heard saying: 'Sorry guys my ears are going in and out.'
She then shouted: 'Can I get some new ears?'
The Londoner begged fans for help in singing the song but was later heard saying: 'it's like they're doing it on purpose.' Little Mix star turned solo artist JADE opened the show with the singer forced to delay her performance after the event organisers were met with glitches before the show. Pic: David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock for Global
Clips of the moment have circulated online with one person explaining that the ear piece had cut out and Lola tried to use the crowd to find the tempo of the song and get back into it.
'She was fuming,' one wrote, 'But her vocals are insane.'
Another added: 'My heart broke for her in this moment! You could tell she was so stressed.'
A third pointed out: 'Summertime Ball seem to frequently have issues with sound which is so shocking as it's such an anticipated event.'
Elsewhere, Swedish singer-songwriter Zara Larsson's microphone dropped out during her time on the stage.
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