Indie-pop music band, Cigarettes After Sex, cancelled their Bengaluru show hours ahead of the concert. The band was supposed to perform at the Bhartiya Mall in the city on Tuesday. They shared a statement on their Instagram Story citing 'local production issues' and apologised to the fans who had already gathered at the venue for the concert. The cancellation left fans disappointed and frustrated as well.

In their statement, Cigarettes After Sex mentioned that they had to cancel the concert due to local production issues which were beyond their control. They promised refunds for the same.

"We're heartbroken to announce that due to technical difficulties which were the responsibility of local production at the venue & beyond our control, we're unable to perform & unfortunately have to cancel tonight's show in Bengaluru. We're so incredibly sorry we can't see you all tonight & truly tried everything we could to make it happen (sic), their statement read.

The band assured that BookMyShow, the ticketing platform, will process the refunds soon. "BookMyShow will reach out to you with information on refunds for the show as well. love you so much... (sic),: they added.

The last-minute cancellation of the Cigarettes After Sex concert raised questions about how Bengaluru isn't equipped enough to hold such concerts. One user wrote under Cigarettes After Sex's post on X, "Shift the venue to Ahmedabad. You can do it the best way possible (sic)."

Another user called out BookMyShow for not intimating the concertgoers about the cancellation of the event through e-mail or message.

Take a look at some of the comments:

Cigarettes After Sex scheduled three concerts during the India leg of their world tour. While the Delhi-NCR and Mumbai concerts successfully took place on January 24 and January 25, the final concert in Bengaluru was cancelled.

Source: India Today