'I paid to pee in my pants' at Bryan Adams Mumbai concert: Diabetic man lambasts Zomato CEO
The Mumbai concert of legendary singer Bryan Adams turned out to be a nightmare for a diabetic man. He said he literally “paid to pee (in my pants)" at the concert, alleging inadequate washroom facilities.
Sheldon Aranjo penned an open letter to Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal and the head of EVA Global Events, which organised the multi-city Bryan Adams tour, on LinkedIn.
The post, which is accompanied by a graphic image of the incident, has gone viral on the internet.
Aranjo alleged that there were only three washrooms for at least 1,000 people who attended the concert. He said he heard rampant complaints of mismanagement not only at the washrooms, but also at the food stalls and payment issues due to a separate mechanism to “load cash onto the event invite" instead of UPI.
He said since he was unable to access any washroom, he had to eventually relieve himself behind a tree but not before soiling his pants.
The post on LinkedIn
“I PAID to PEE (in my pants) at the Bryan Adams concert.
Shocked? you should be. please read on.
While the flow of traffic into the concert was fine, the chilled Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre ensured that my bladder flow was just as good.
So i made a bee line to the loo. Only to see a serpentine queue! i knew i would NEVER be able to hold that long. So i was advised to go to the other end of the pavilion!
I (literally) had to hold on to dear life (and assets) till i crossed over to the other side.
Only to find out that i cannot get into the loo meant for the "other category". i had a Gold ticket.
So I made a dash for the nearest tree (which meant dodging a few well-meaning security guards as well)
Finally, i managed to empty and "release" the pressure (but not before soiling my pants!) - pls see pic as proof.
I am NOT ashamed to say that I am a diabetic with continence issues.
You guys should be ashamed for providing Rs 3 loos / 1,000 people.
I'm guessing this is EVA Global Events first big concert?
On my second trip to the loo while #VidhyaVox was warming up the crowd, I heard many other guests complaining about the amateur management of the concert, especially:
1. Long queues at the loos
2. The food stalls
3. Unnecessary queue to load cash onto the event invite in the era of #UPI (cash/card only!!)
Thankfully #BryanAdams managed to save what would have become a rather forgetful evening!
This is NOT a rant. Its a CRY for help.
Please get your sh%t together before bringing down international artists and charging us money to be treated to your learning curve. It seems, you guys are in a hurry to launch event companies and flip them.
OK. Pee-ce be with you!
#truestory”
