No Seats, Poor Audio; AR Rahman Concert In Chennai Sparks Criticism Over Management Flaws (Image: instagram.com/arrahman)
The AR Rahman concert turned out to be a disaster after poor mismanagement – barely audible, poor seats, and overcrowded.
Using #ARRConcert, fans shared their disappointment on X and the hashtag is now trending.
“Terribly disturbed and accountable for what happened”, responded Mr Rahman.
The concert was held in Chennai on Sunday.
The AR Rahman concert which was held in Chennai on Sunday has earned severe criticism from the fans after poor management and coordination. People who have booked tickets for the show were left angry and disappointed after the organizers failed to lay out proper seating arrangements and music systems.
“I am terribly disturbed and accountable for what happened”, responded Mr Rahman after knowing about the situation through an interview given to the Hindu, on Monday.
Many have took social media to share their lamentable situation including experiences of panic attacks and anxiety issues resulted from overcrowding, and an “#ARRConcert” hashtag is now trending on X (formerly Twitter) with responses from people who went to attend the concert.
The live concert named “Markakkuma Nenjam” was rescheduled to Sunday after the earlier was cancelled due to sudden rains.
According to reports, several were excluded from the venue even though they owned tickets. People also accused the event coordinators as they sold more number of tickets, exceeding the seat capacity of the venue. Long queues and traffic made the situation more worse.
“We paid Rs 5,000 for this ticket but were made to stand outside. They didn”t let us go (inside). The issue was not with the crowd, but with the one who organised this event. There were limited number of seats, but they sold more tickets”, the news agency PTI quoted a fan.
VIDEO | AR Rahman”s concert in Chennai draws flak from fans over alleged mismanagement.
“We paid Rs 5,000 for this ticket but were made to stand outside. They didn”t let us go (inside). The issue was not with the crowd, but with the one who organised this event. There were… pic.twitter.com/JHruvBNaAr
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 11, 2023
“Imagine paying 2000 rupees for gold tickets and this is what you get? What a shit show. Had to return back without even entering”, wrote another on X sharing a video in which people are seen struggling to enter the event premise.
Imagine paying 2000 rupees for gold tickets and this is what you get? What a shit show. Had to return back without even entering. #ARRConcert #marakumanenjam pic.twitter.com/r8c64JLOuP
— Uncle Fed (@WhatTheFahad) September 10, 2023
After knowing the situation, Mr Rahman on Monday had come on X and offered support to those who have purchased ticket and remained unsuccessful for entering the venue.
“Dearest Chennai Makkale, those of you who purchased tickets and weren’t able to enter owing to unfortunate circumstances, please do share a copy of your ticket purchase to arr4chennai@btos.in along with your grievances. Our team will respond asap”, wrote Mr Rahman on X.
Dearest Chennai Makkale, those of you who purchased tickets and weren’t able to enter owing to unfortunate circumstances, please do share a copy of your ticket purchase to arr4chennai@btos.in along with your grievances. Our team will respond asap🙏@BToSproductions @actcevents
— A.R.Rahman (@arrahman) September 11, 2023
AR Rahman interview on his ‘Marakkuma Nenjam’ concert: I’m terribly disturbed and accountable for what happened – The Hindu https://t.co/Xi8QBDXLPs
— A.R.Rahman (@arrahman) September 11, 2023
