READING and Leeds festival fans hit out at Trippie Redd online after he cancelled his performance due to illness – hours before sharing a late night video on Instagram.

The 24-year-old rapper posted a clip of himself smoking and listening to music at 2am BST.

Disappointed punters made their feelings known on Twitter when he later released a statement apologising for pulling out.

One person raged beneath his tweet: "Looks fine on his insta story 7 hours ago."

A second shared: "He just couldn’t be a***d. American rappers do this loads."

A third person typed: "Twice Iv meant to see him and he has cancelled f*****g joke."

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And a fourth said: "Trippie is the one and only reason I was going to reading:( disappointed and want a refund."

A statement on his Twitter account said: "I’m so sorry to announce that I can’t perform this weekend. I was really looking forward to coming to Reading & Leeds…

"But due to illness I have to cancel my visit to the UK. I hope to see you soon!"

Reading and Leeds also tweeted: "Unfortunately we have to announce that Trippie Redd is having to cancel his performances at both Reading and Leeds due to illness.

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"We wish @trippieredd a speedy recovery."

The American star – real name Michael Lamar White II – was due to perform on the main stage at Reading tonight and Leeds on Saturday night.

He is known for his singles Dark Knight Dummo, Taking a Walk, and Topanga.

The star boasts 14 million followers on Instagram, has 9 billion streams on Spotify and has collaborated with Travis Scott.

The tattooed musician previously dated No Letting Up rapper Coi Leray but the two went through a messy public split.

Reading festival goers will also have Sam Fender and Billie Eilish to look forward to.

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