AR Rahman’s Chennai concert criticised for poor management; fans share videos of chaos

Music maestro AR Rahman’s concert in Chennai on September 10 turned out to be a nightmare. His fans took to social media to slam the organisers for poor management. Many people complained that Rahman was barely audible to those who were away from the stage.

Many shared experiences of suffering panic attacks and anxiety due to overcrowding and promised that they would never attend an AR Rahman concert again.

There were also reports of people with tickets being turned away from the venue. Some even tore their tickets in rage.

Film trade analyst shared a fan video and wrote, ‘Disappointed #ARRahman fan tore #MarakkumaNenjam concert tickets and says this is indeed an unforgettable event and a worst gift from A R Rahman to the people.’

Sharing another video from the show, an upset fan wrote, ‘Very badly organised concert. Waste of money. Energy. Felt a huge sense of betrayal. I was feeling so stressed than good vibes because of so many fights and shit that was going around! Unfair max was No proper sound! #actcevents #MarakkumaNenjam #ARRConcert @arrahman.’

Another wrote, ‘Paid 15k for this shit view. Almost died in the stampede. People were overflowing from every f****ng corner. No chairs for anyone. No audio for anyone. Well orchestrated shitshow @arrahman. Never ever attending your concert. Ever.’

A fan wrote, ‘It was worst concert ever in the History #ARRahman #Scam2023 by #ACTC. Respect Humanity. 30 Years of the Fan in me died today Mr. #ARRAHMAN. #MarakkumaNenjam Marakkavey Mudiyathu (can't forget). A performer in the stage can’t never see what’s happening at other areas just watch it.’

AR Rahman took to X and reacted to the fans’ outrage. He has come forward offering a remedy to all his fans who could not enter his recent concert.

‘AR Rahman 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,’ he tweeted.

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