The annual Afrikaans music festival features Hofmeyr as a headliner along with, Bok van Blerk, Bobby van Jaarsveld, and Elvis Blue among other performers.

South African Twitter users were not slow in expressing their condemnation of Hofmeyr's tweet and backed the call from Lesufi for big name companies to pull the plug on sponsorship at the Afrikaans music showpiece.

On Sunday Hofmeyr tweeted (translation), "Paralysed by load-shedding and interruptions. Breakfast in the dark. Even during the Afrikaans Is Groot concert. Thanks to the public for understanding."