Bollywood singer and sensation A.R.Rahman has recently been in the limelight for all the wrong reasons. The singer has gotten himself embroiled in quite a few controversies due to his concerts. His concert at Wembley in July this year had faced Twitter outrage as he had performed way too many songs in Tamil. Now, it seems that his fans were left fuming for other reasons, during his latest concert in Mumbai.
Reportedly, fans were pretty upset about the seating arrangements and poor sound quality at the concert. Speaking to a leading entertainment media portal, a fan revealed, "I couldn't find my seat for the first hour, as the seating arrangement was all over the place. I watched half the event standing despite having paid for a seat. Strangely, the height of the stage was so low that you couldn't see the performers."
Another fan who expected a closer view of the concert, considering he had spent Rs 5000 for platinum tickets was also disappointed. “As I walked towards my seat, I saw that the platinum seats were at quite a distance from the stage. People huddled up in front of the rows, and I could barely see anything happening on the stage," the fan said. "The sound quality was pathetic. It is probably the worst concert I have attended," he added.
Another concert-goer added, "Sensing the audience disgruntled about the mismanagement, Rahman said that if you can't see me, just enjoy listening to my music. If I had to do that, I could have listened to his songs on a music system. Plus, he hardly performed for half an hour."
While the fans were upset and disappointed, the event managers had an entirely different story to tell. "The ground partner made alterations in the seating arrangements two days prior to the show due to technical issues. We informed our customers of the change via emails and texts on Saturday. As for the sound, it was much advanced compared to the regular arrangements for such shows."
Well, we certainly hope Rahman's fans are satisfied when he completes his Encore tour in Delhi on 23rd December. Stay tuned for more updates.
