Following the fiasco in Delhi and angry fans, shadows hover over rock band Metallica’s performance in Bengaluru today.
The cancellation of rock band Metallica’s debut performance in Delhi evoked outrage from the 2000 odd music aficionados and fans, who had gathered to witness the band perform. The concert scheduled for Friday evening, was first postponed to Saturday 4 pm and later cancelled altogether. This triggered a riot among fans, who were waiting for over two hours; they trashed equipment, broke speakers and damaged the stage.
Metallica gave their version on their official page, which read, “We arrived in Delhi on Friday very excited and ready to play our first show ever in India at the F1 Rocks concert. However, immediately at the end of our afternoon press conference at a hotel near the venue, we were notified that there was a serious question as to whether the show could proceed with regard to the safety of the concert audience. The promoters of the show determined that there was a failure of a security barricade in front of the stage that could not be adequately repaired and reluctantly announced the postponement of the show until Saturday. Unfortunately, on such short notice the promoters were unable to secure a permit for a show on Saturday. Therefore, the organisers announced that we would not be able to play in Delhi.”
While the Delhi leg of the gig has been cancelled, it is to be seen if it’ll affect the Bengaluru gig today. Celebs like Farhan Akhtar, Siddhartha Mallya expressed their disappointment on the cancellation of the concert in Delhi.
Actor Neha Dhupia was scheduled to go for the concert, but she changed her mind the last minute. “When bands of that stature come down, their contracts are water-tight. If they aren’t followed to the T, bands often pull out and cancel their gigs,” she said. Actor Gul Panag, too, was disappointed with the turn of events.
“Whatever the issue, cancelling a performance is simply not done,” she said. Vishal of music composer Vishal-Shekhar duo too reacted strongly. “It is shameful for a band to cancel their performance. Whatever be the reason, had the band at least showed up on stage and made a public announcement, the crowd would have been more understanding,” he tweeted.
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