The 34-year-old rapper took to Twitter and blamed the rain on his decision to stay at home instead of playing at the festival on Saturday.
He claimed that the festival, which attracts crowds of 180,000, does not pay its artists enough.
Not worth it! Wiley pulled out of Glastonbury just one day before his scheduled performance
Outspoken: The rapper voiced his controversial views on Glastonbury via Twitter
He wrote: ‘Soon as I land ... Rain ffs'F**k it life goes on but I am p****d. Glastonbury ain't paying me enough to leave my comfort zone ... tight b******s
‘I'm gonna tell al the promoters how much Glastonbury get away with paying people and the other festivals will think wtf’
The English-Caribbean artist not
only slated Glastonbury itself but also his own management team who
booked him into the event. ‘Everybody is getting sacked,’ he wrote.
Revellers: The festival attracts crowds of around 180,000 people
Fans: Festival goers will have been disappointed when Wiley pulled out of the event with just one day's notice
He said: ‘Can't believe I am here and I should be with 6 competition winners watching @OfficialChip at Kandi beach and then a boat party...but I'm ere’
‘Festivals in nice hot places are sick not festivals pi**ing down with rain ever year (sic)’
Colourful: Glastonbury is vibrant despite the rain
Unpredictable weather: Fans come prepared for rain
The
artist addressed Glastonbury bosses directly, saying: ‘Please cancel me
I do not want to play for you ever again... please cancel me without
sueing I would like that …I'm fed up of coming to your festival I wanna
do my own one.’He also defended himself against any suggestion that he has let his fans down.
He said: ‘Although I am here for the people they must understand when I go against the grain it's not for no reason I have many reasons lol.’
The artist is believed to have fled the saga by catching a flight out of Heathrow airport.
