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Oliver Mtukudzi takes fans for granted?
12 May 2015 at 12:59hrs | Views
Top musician Oliver Mtukudzi and his Black Spirits band have been accused of taking their legion of fans for granted after turning up for a show over two hours late.
The incident happened this past week.
The show that had been slated for 8pm saw the band only hitting the stage after 10pm.
This was despite that all the 18 tables in the small venue had been filled by 8pm, Herald reported.
Curtain raises, African Destiny kept entertaining fans who were increasingly becoming impatient.
"Which band is this now? I paid my money to see Tuku (Mtukudzi) perform and now this?" said an agitated patron. Without explanation or apology, Tuku eventually broke into song after his four-member band finished setting up in the full glare of the audience.
Tuku's band manager and drummer Sam Mataure "Oh, we were coming from a private function in Gweru, simple as that. Usually we go on stage at around 11pm,".
"Promoters are in the habit of writing whichever times that suit them. At times our shows are said to start as early as 7.30pm but we always perform (around 11). That is why we encourage that there be a supporting band as was the case at Misty's," he said.
The incident happened this past week.
The show that had been slated for 8pm saw the band only hitting the stage after 10pm.
This was despite that all the 18 tables in the small venue had been filled by 8pm, Herald reported.
Curtain raises, African Destiny kept entertaining fans who were increasingly becoming impatient.
"Which band is this now? I paid my money to see Tuku (Mtukudzi) perform and now this?" said an agitated patron. Without explanation or apology, Tuku eventually broke into song after his four-member band finished setting up in the full glare of the audience.
Tuku's band manager and drummer Sam Mataure "Oh, we were coming from a private function in Gweru, simple as that. Usually we go on stage at around 11pm,".
"Promoters are in the habit of writing whichever times that suit them. At times our shows are said to start as early as 7.30pm but we always perform (around 11). That is why we encourage that there be a supporting band as was the case at Misty's," he said.
Source - Herald
