Aftermath of the alleged molestation on the new year’s eve, the concert of French DJ David Guetta’s scheduled in Bengaluru for Thursday night, has been called off with the organisers citing “law and order situation”. He was on a four-city tour which was expected to begin from Bengaluru and then move to Mumbai, Hyderabad and New Delhi.
“Due to the present law and order situation in Bengaluru following the events that transpired around new year’s eve, the authorities have recommended against holding the David Guetta concert scheduled today in the city,” Karan Singh, CEO, Sunburn, said in a statement. “We at Sunburn tried our very best to make it happen but the authorities understandably are not prepared to take any chances. Hence, today’s concert unfortunately stands cancelled,” he added.
But the police said they have suggested that the event be rescheduled, not because of law and order fears, but because permission for the event was sought too late by the organisers and a local election was already being held in the area on Thursday.
Bengaluru rural Superintendent Of Police Amit Singh said, “A big event happened here, in the same district. I don’t have enough force to handle 20,000 people. Keeping the elections in mind we have not given permission. If you organise such a big event, all logistical arrangements should be looked into and authorities should be spoken with as well.”
However organisers said Guetta’s other shows in Mumbai, New Delhi and Hyderabad would go on as scheduled. Bengaluru was David Guetta’s first stop on his four-city tour. He performs in Mumbai on Friday, in Hyderabad on Saturday and in Delhi suburb Noida on Sunday.