Did Alkaline & Mavado derail Tommy Lee performance?4 min read

Robert Russell, Member of the Sumfest organising team has denied that Alkaline and Mavado extended their time onstage to prevent Tommy Lee Sparta from performing on his show-closing debut.

Tommy Lee himself hinted that the duo purposely tried to stall his set during his performance when he said: “Mi see some bwoy a try wul out the show” and proceeded to aim his song Not A Badness at Alkaline.

However, Russell said Alkaline and Mavado performed in their allotted time but the show ran late.

Russell also commended Tommy Lee for a job well done, despite the shortened time. He was originally booked to perform for 20 minutes, however, he performed for a little less than eight minutes. However he believes Tommy Lee used up the time wisely and to his advantage

Tommy Lee’s manager Tanya Thelwell, however, disagreed. She said Alkaline said on the stage after he finished performing that the show was over, therefore it was time to go home, knowing Tommy Lee had not touched the stage as yet. She believes he did that to sabotage Tommy Lee’s set but he still managed to do a good job.