Following numerous complaints from patrons of Machel Montano’s much-hyped “One Show” at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on Carnival Friday (17th February 2023), Machel and the show’s organizers have issued an apology. Patrons complained about the amount of traffic leading into and out of the venue, the long lines to enter, long lines for food, the late start to the concert, small screens, audio issues and more. The apology from Machel and his team came on Sunday (19th February 2023), which started off by saying, “On behalf of JayUpScale, Monk Music and Machel Montano, collaborators of One Show at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, we would like to sincerely apologize for the late start and the challenges to get through the gates on Carnival Friday!!! We know that you expect the highest standards from us, and this fell short of what we have been doing over the years. There are many challenges preparing a stadium that was designed for sport to be ready to host concerts of this magnitude. From the outset, the safety of our patrons is always our first priority! The stadium is the only venue that can accommodate these numbers, and we are grateful to SportTT for this accommodation in light of them working on its refurbishing.” The statement noted that, “The stadium contractors, the sporting fraternity and all of the show service providers tried to deliver our best while being very cognizant of protecting the property and patrons, but did not deliver on time despite our greatest efforts. We did not have the build-out time that we normally would have had due to a track event seven days before, as a result, at opening time there was a lot of heavy equipment around the perimeter and some more work remained to complete the inside floor.” According to Machel and his team, “For this reason, the fire services did not allow us to open at our advertised time but we are grateful for their cooperation and guidance, which enabled us to provide an incident free experience. We are on our mission to present Soca to the globe and introduce artists to our culture and unique Carnival! Thank you to everyone from all over the world who came out and filled this stadium!!! We are grateful and humbled by the support from everyone who attended, as well as the artists and performers who came together for this showcase on carnival weekend! Over 30 artists from the Caribbean and Africa touched this stage! The show started at 10 pm, an hour late, which inadvertently caused program rearrangements and delays in change overs. Thank you to everyone who adjusted their schedules to ensure the delivery of all of the artists as advertised.” The apology concluded by saying, “Thank you to the police service and fire department for keeping us safe and supporting our vision, and all who allowed us to take the show to 5am, giving Machel the opportunity to perform for 3 hours and 45 mins. We also thank our corporate partners, service providers and everyone who joined us to put on the event. Culture needs its own venue of this size and as a nation we must understand this is our greatest natural resource. Nobody in the world can create stories this rich, produce music this sweet and gather in harmony like this.” Following the statement from Machel and his team, one person on Instagram stated, “I feel as though this apology does not take into account the quality of the actual show, the small screens, long lines at food stations, poor sound system, and long periods of dj music before performers took the stage...not only at the beginning but even after having started at 10pm we still had over an hour wait again before the next performer. Machel you came on after 1am. I was totally shocked when i saw the media sharing rhat you and your beautiful wife had arrived at the venue close to 11:30pm. The venue issues I'm sure can account for the late opening of the gates. But if that was the only problem and when we got inside the quality of the show met or surpassed our expectations, I'm sure there would have been no complaints. As usual your performances were excellent and full of energy. But the baltant disregard for your fans and supporters was glaring. Very disappointed.” Another comment said, “The King of Soca should put on another FREE SHOW to show his apology for patrons who felt like they wasted their time and money. Just saying.” We are a small operation. If you've found our articles to be informative, please consider supporting us via PayPal or buying us a coffee. Your contribution is incredibly appreciated and goes a long way. Simply sharing our articles also helps us. Sign up for our free WhatsApp Alerts to be notified as soon as we post breaking news. NEW! Check out our Merchandise Store for high-quality t-shirts, hats and more!
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