The event was later on postponed indefinitely in light of global health crisis brought by COVID-19 just as the activation around the festivals had reached fever state. The postponement came much to the disappointment of the people, many of whom had already bought tickets and merchandise. However, his fanatics can now look forward to the show in 2022 as Franco revives his initial dream to fill up the National Stadium. This week, the 50-year-old Gabane born star said preparations for the show have resumed again and the show will be held in the near future.
Although Franco, as the singer is known in the music industry, could not give a date as to when the show will be held, he said details about the event are being finalised by his management team. “We have resumed preparations for the show. As it is, we are working on the details and preparing the press release to be issued soon,” Franco said.
At the time when the festival was postponed, the organisers had revealed that over 50% of the targeted 15 000 ticket had been sold. The organisers had encouraged those who had already bought tickets to secure them for future use once the show returns. But there have been concerns among fans that Franco has abandoned his plan to host the festival. Of recent, many people who have waited in anticipation since the re-opening of the music entertainment, have taken to social media demanding answers regarding the festival.
Others found humour in the fact that nothing had been announced about the show since music festivals returned, despite Franco and his band Afro Musica continuously getting bookings to a number of festivals. The festival, which came about following countless requests from his fans, was set to be a celebration of the legendary singer’s long career in the music industry.
During the period when festivals were banned, Franco said that he had gone bankrupt after investing more than P300,000 to prepare for Soul Fill Up with Franco. Franco has 20 years in the industry and 17 years career albums after releasing his famous Ke lela le lona album back in 2001. While the popularity of the Kwasa Kwasa genre has waned down over the years due to emerging trending genres, Franco has remained resolute and continued to keep a sizeable number of his fans. Franco remains one of the biggest crowd pullers during festivals locally.
