More than 14,000 Peruvians, fans of the Dominican artist Juan Luis Guerrathey hoped to have fun this November 22nd during the concert of the Merenguero in the Peru Arena at Jockey Plazain Surco, Lima, but what they experienced was almost a nightmare that included powerlessness and disgust, according to some participants via Twitter.
Everything happened after the companies that produced the event Fans & Music Entertainment and Swing Managementexceeded the capacity limit of 9,000 of the place with 5,000 people, in addition to those who stayed outside, who could not even enter and see their idol from afar.
A user named Vilma Fernandez He complained that he couldn’t even dance due to the small distance between two people and even denounced “oversold tickets, people fainting from suffocation, congested traffic routes, terrible”. This also prohibited viewers from going to the toilet.
Another who was present was Ursula SilvaShe assured in a tweet that her companion was among those who saw her physical well-being endangered when she “fell from lack of air” and blamed the Teleticket ticket office for the situation. He also stated that the event put “thousands of people in the VIP area at risk”.
“Tonight’s Juan Luis Guerra concert has a high risk of accidents due to overselling of tickets. Services have collapsed and people keep coming in,” he wrote. Lenin Quevedo.
The concert started @ Juan Luis Guerra, here the people without being able to dance. Oversold tickets, people fainting from suffocation, streets full of traffic, terrible! pic.twitter.com/w2GVhQGFEq
— Vilma Fernández (@Giovannita_vfc) November 23, 2022
the concert of @ Juan Luis Guerra endangers thousands of people in the VIP area. The capacity has been excessively exceeded. You can’t even walk. My sister fell from lack of air. terrible organization of #teleticket @teleticketperu do something!!! Before more people faint
— Ursula Silva (@UrsulaPeru) November 23, 2022
Tonight’s Juan Luis Guerra concert is at risk of bad luck due to overselling of tickets. Services have collapsed and people keep coming in… pic.twitter.com/ozUN2D18Re
—Lenin Quevedo (@Lenin_Quevedo) November 23, 2022
Amid the scandal surrounding Tuesday’s unfortunate mess, the Municipality of Surco decided this Wednesday to close the Sand Peru until further notice, where another concert by the interpreter took place last night “bilirubin” on Peruvian territory and explains that after the closure of the place, they try to “improve and guarantee a safe and quality experience for the public present”.
In this sense, the musician, deploring the event, confirmed the suspension of his second concert in Peru in a video published on his Instagram account.
“As you know, this situation is out of our hands and affects both you and us. We hope to come back and meet again soon. Thanks for the love always. A big hug and blessing,” he said.
On the other hand, Teleticket will refund the money for the tickets for the concert on November 23, and in the same way he suggested buyers to pay close attention to their media to find out about all the information.
Regarding the measures taken by the authorities against those responsible who Municipality of Santiago de Surco fined 4,600 soles, about 65,000 Dominican pesos, they told El Comercio.