It seems not all concerts end well. While one gave ‘A Sky full of stars’, the CAS team made the fans ‘cry’.

The much-awaited performance by Cigarettes After Sex (CAS) band in Bengaluru on January 28, 2025, was abruptly cancelled due to technical and production issues, leaving fans ‘heartbroken’, just 20 minutes before the gates were scheduled to open. 

Sharing the last-minute cancellation news, CAS wrote on X, “Unfortunately the local production had technical difficulties they couldn’t fix. We tried everything we could to make the show happen, but the problems are with the local production & beyond our control. We waited months & months to see you & are heartbroken.”

Ahmedabad, a concert capital?

Users immediately suggested shifting the concert to Ahmedabad after a successful hosting of over 2  lakh fans of Coldplay concerts on January 25 and 26.

“The Cigarettes After Sex concert in Bangalore got cancelled due to “technical issues”, in the tech capital of the country, Lol. Meanwhile, cities like Ahmedabad are successfully hosting concerts and boosting the concert economy,” an X user commented.

“Sad.. next time shift your venue to the place which is managed well like in Ahmedabad,” another user wrote.

“Sorry to say Ahmedabad is better.”

“Just come to Ahmedabad.”

The last-minute cancellation comes amid the discussions of Ahmedabad’s successful hosting of the international concert.

Fans took the rant on social media and criticised the band’s team for cancelling it after they were already at the venue.

A fan wrote, “Wasted my whole day in traffic.”

An influencer took to her Instagram and wrote, “It’s absolutely shameful that after an entire year of anticipation, the event has been cancelled at the last minute due to “venue and production” issues.”

“How is that even a valid excuse? People have spent thousands on flights, not to mention the time, effort, and excitement invested in this. If organizing it properly was impossible, why wait until the very last moment to inform everyone? Now, Rida and her friends are stuck in traffic with no way out because they arrived early, expecting a well-planned event. The sheer lack of responsibility and communication is just pathetic,” she added.

Earlier, a Bengaluru-based CEO of Bharatagri, Siddharth Dialani, had praised Ahmedabad’s infrastructure after attending the Coldplay concert in the city, claiming that the road quality, traffic management and urban infrastructure was much better than Bengaluru.