Neha Kakkar reacts to Melbourne concert fiasco, says producers ran away with her money: ‘My band was not given food’

Singer Neha Kakkar has been in the limelight for the last few days, after several users criticised the singer for arriving three hours late her Melbourne show last week. In a long note on her Instagram account, Neha has now stated what happened behind the scenes, stating that the organisers ran away with all the money and she wanted to perform for all the fans who were waiting for her. (Also read: Neha Kakkar breaks silence after facing flak over Melbourne show: ‘You’ll regret judging me…’)

Neha’s statement

In her latest Instagram post, Neha began by writing, “They said she came 3 hours late, did they even ask once that what happened to her, what did they do to her and her band? When I spoke on stage I didn’t even tell anyone what happened to us coz I didn’t want anyone to get harmed coz who am I to punish anyone but now that it’s come on my name, I had to speak up, so here it is!”

The note read, “Do you all know that I performed absolutely free for my Melbourne audience? The organisers ran away with my money and others too. My band was not even given food, hotel and even water. My husband and his boys went and provided them food. Inspite of all of this we still went on stage and did the show without any rest or anything because there my fans were waiting for hours for me.”

‘I could not reach the venue’

She added, “Do you know our sound check got delayed by hours coz the sound vendor was not paid and he refused to put the sound on. And when after so much of delay our sound check started, I could not reach the venue, could not do the sound check, we didn’t even know if the concert is happening coz the organisers stopped picking my manager’s calls coz apparently they were running away from the sponsors n everyone. Though there’s still a lot to share but I guess this is enough.”

The note concluded with Neha thanking her fans for coming out to support her amid all the backlash.

Several videos on social media platforms showed Neha in tears as she apologized to the audience. The singer was also seen assuring the crowd that she would make up for the lost time.

Following the criticism, her brother, singer and composer Tony Kakkar, came out in her defense and wrote in an Instagram post, “Artist maryada mein rahe, aur janta? (An artist should remain within their limits, but what about the public?).”