"Irresponsible Artist": Musician Ricky Kej Slams Trevor Noah Over Bengaluru Show Cancellation
Grammy winning artist Ricky Kej recently slammed comedian Trevor Noah regarding the cancellation of the latter's shows in Bengaluru.
Three-time Grammy winning artist Ricky Kej recently slammed comedian Trevor Noah. The criticism comes after Trevor Noah posted a farewell note to sum up his 'Off The Record' India Tour. For the unversed, Trevor Noah's latest tour became a huge talking point after his shows in Bengaluru were cancelled due to "technical issues" at the venue.
In the latest entertainment news, Ricky Kej was not impressed with Trevor Noah, and he partly blamed him for the show's failure.
Taking to X, Ricky Kej said, "While I do agree that there were many Event Management related problems in the Bengaluru show for @Trevornoah .. there is something known as a "Soundcheck" and "Venue recce" that every responsible and caring artist caries out before a show. If Trevor Noah really bothered about his ticket purchasing fans, then he would have made it a point to arrive earlier in the day (or previous night) and personally carried out a reconnaissance of the venue, tested out his microphone and ensured that the sound was optimum."
"I am sure he does that at other prestigious venues all over the world, and I am shocked to realize he did not bother to do this in Bengaluru. This is the artists responsibility. Every artist/comedian/band has personal sound requirements and preferences.. and to just show up for the event, without even checking your sound is hugely irresponsible. It was the audience that got punished in the process.. audiences that paid money and travelled to experience him," he added.
While I do agree that there were many Event Management related problems in the Bengaluru show for @Trevornoah .. there is something known as a "Soundcheck" and "Venue recce" that every responsible and caring artist caries out before a show.
— Ricky Kej (@rickykej) October 4, 2023
If Trevor Noah really bothered about… https://t.co/uzhjGyLcya
Musician Ricky Kej then mentioned other international artists who have had "super successful events" in Bengaluru because they "worked with everyone involved to deliver a spectacular concert."
"If Trevor wanted screens as he mentioned in his Mumbai rant, then he should have asked for them, given specifications. If he wanted a specific venue, he should have asked for it. When Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Beyonce, Black Eyed Peas, Iron Maiden, Bryan Adams, Metallica, Symphony Orchestras, Russel Peters, etc. have had super successful events in Bengaluru, why is Bengaluru being trashed now," said Ricky Kej.
"YANNI had performed in the EXACT SAME VENUE in 2014.. and the sound and experience was fantastic, because Yanni worked with everyone involved to deliver a spectacular concert. Yanni cared about his fans. Trevor also attributed this incident to "India" as a whole, which is in very bad taste. This is definitely a case of terrible event management, but more importantly a very complacent and irresponsible artist with a complete disregard for his paying fans (and India).. who blames everyone and everything but himself," he added.
For the unversed, Ricky Kej was slated to perform at the Manpho Convention Centre in Bengaluru last week as part of his 'Off the Record' tour.
The shows were cancelled due to "technical issues" and then Trevor Noah apologised to his fans for the last-time cancellation, promising a full-refund.
