Trevor Noah's cancelled show was more than just a 'technical glitch'

Comedian Trevor Noah is currently in India touring with his new show Off The Record Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on September 22 He did two more shows in Delhi on September 23 and 24 He then had a show scheduled in Bengaluru on September 27 and 28 However the show on Wednesday night had to be canceled at the last minute owing to a technical glitchThe show which was scheduled for 730 pm started 30 minutes late on Wednesday night at the Manpho Convention Centre in Bengaluru The show then ended abruptly after many audience members couldnt hear anything because of bad accoustics Trevor Noah tried to fix the situation with the help of the sound department but later came up on the stage to apologize while announcing the cancellation of the show and promised a refund to the audienceNoah also took to his X handle and wrote Dear Bengaluru India I was so looking forward to performing in your amazing city but due to technical issues weve been forced to cancel both shows We tried everything but because the audience cant hear the comedians on stage theres literally no way to do a show Well make sure all ticket holders receive a full refund and again Im so sorry for both the inconvenience and disappointment this has never happened to us before he addedDear Bengalaru India I was so looking forward to performing in your amazing city but due to technical issues wersquove been forced to cancel both shows We tried everything but because the audience canrsquot hear the comedians on stage therersquos literally no way to do a show Wersquoll makehellipmdash Trevor Noah Trevornoah September 27 2023However the massive crowd that had gathered to attend the show took to X and lashed out at the organisers for the poor arrangements and revealed that it more than just an acoustic issue at the venueA Twitter user named Ashok Karanth took to the social media platform to share in detail about the wies faced by the audience Yes the TrevornoahThe show in Bangalore got cancelled Yes Bangalore traffic sucks But these two facts are not directly linked to each other Guess who cant get away lightly the organisers bookmyshow Heres whyThe venue choice manphoco for this event was atrocious Terrible access roads and the parking was utter chaos There was some random parking pass that supposedly was needed to park but the vast majority of cars were stuck finding parking while 100s of slots were vacant Entry to the venue needed a QR code scan all hightech One small issue there was no mobile data access at the venue No internet no QR code Limbo he addedThe auditorium is a glorified Amazon warehouse One large hall with no elevation no stadium seating We were in the eyestrain seats in row AZ no really We paid Rs 4500 for that What were we thinkingThe main man Trevornoah comes on stage He realises something is amiss He does a sound check and goes backstage to see if it can be fixed Didbookmyshow really not check this beforehand They had one job make sure we can hear the comedian Nah too much to expect I guess Reimbursement offers are made by Trevor not by Bookmyshow Hes the one person who comes out of this sordid mess with dignity intact He does not know what hit him this is shambolic even by Indian standards the tweet further readYou can hide behind traffic woes but how does that explain the cancellation of tomorrows show Bookmyshow has some serious explaining to do they are one of Indias best and if they can mess up like this I shudder to think how other events are runYes the Trevornoah show in Bangalore got cancelled Yes Bangalore traffic sucks But these two facts are not directly linked to each other Guess who cant get away lightly the organisers bookmyshow Heres whymdash Ashok Karanth akaranth September 27 2023That was Trevornoah saying sound guys canrsquot figure out how to fix this I wonrsquot be able to perform like this Sorry for the situation He said everyone will get their money back Just want to add the venue didnrsquot even have proper bathrooms Dei bookmyshow pictwittercomUXVEyRfNQqmdash Dhanya Rajendran dhanyarajendran September 27 2023trevornoah paid a bomb and bookmyshow has done the worst job ever of organizing this event Trevonoah also seems unhappy with the arrangements He walked off stage saying he cant do this Flat seating horrendous venue no parking no AC worst sound system httpstcortkdW8FEm4mdash Priyanka M primurali September 27 2023Itrsquos just not the sound system The venue was so horrid seating was cramped the auditorium was hot The crowd was whacked out How can an event of this scale fail so miserably As my friend eloquently put came for comedy got tragedy trevornoah in Luru httpstco74LU5oz6limdash SimpSimplySneha navrangnaari September 27 2023