Becky Hill has addressed the booing she received from some audience members during her surprise set at TRNSMT festival in Glasgow, describing the experience as 'not nice'. The singer took to Instagram to share her thoughts after a TikTok video showed sections of the crowd leaving while others booed when she announced she would perform an entire set of unreleased music.
What Happened at TRNSMT
The booing unfolded during Hill's appearance as TRNSMT's secret act on the King Tut's stage on Friday. When she took to the stage, the 32-year-old told fans she decided to keep her performance under wraps because she wanted to play a set of new tracks. However, the announcement did not go down well with the crowd, with many booing.
Hill's Response
In a video posted to her Instagram, Hill shared a clip taken moments after she came off stage, in which she said: 'Getting booed is not nice. I haven’t found a single one of these easy, which is really upsetting because I love this job. And that’s not making me love it as much as I usually do.' Speaking directly to camera, she continued: 'I’ve been told about the news articles and conversations happening online around my secret set on Friday. I wanted to bring a new and exclusive 30-minute set of brand new music to a festival crowd. Unannounced. And I thought it would be a great opportunity to play the new music I’ve been working so hard on and I personally love so much.'
Support from Organisers and Fans
Hill thanked the organisers of TRNSMT for giving her the secret set stage, as well as the crowd of people who stayed to the end. When she closed her set, she treated the loyalists to two of her biggest hits, 'Afterglow' and 'Disconnect', prompting cheers from those who stuck around. She added: 'It was amazing to have such a captive audience who wanted to hear the new stuff too. I said on stage how difficult it is to transition into a new single and new music and new albums. All this conversation online is exactly what I meant.'
Artist's Perspective
Hill emphasised that she is 'not a jukebox' but an artist, and that the tickets to TRNSMT were not sold on her name being part of the line-up. 'I wanted to do something new and artistically driven. I don’t really get that opportunity to do that in my career often at all,' she said. Wrapping up the video, she promised her followers: 'Trust me, when my name is on the poster, I’ll always sing the tunes that people know and love. I feel very grateful to have those records in my catalogue after 14 years of making them. But for me to be able to have a long career, I need to have new music. So, thank you to all the people who stayed and danced.'
