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Mavado A No Show At Club Sting

Port of Spain, Trinidad: Sep 25, 2007

Jamaican artiste "Mavado" failed to appear for a show at the Sting nightclub in Gulf City, La Romaine, last weekend.

According to the Trinidad Express hundreds of patrons erupted in anger and demanded a refund on Sunday night, when they turned up for the show, patrons, who paid between $150 and $200 for tickets, were greeted with a sign at the door saying that Jamaican artiste "Mavado did not make his flight".

The sign also stated that the promoter's track record shows that he always delivered, so the show must go on. The names of several local artistes were listed to perform and all ticket holders who entered the hall were to receive a $30 refund. Another sign said, "There will be no refund at ticket outlets."

The rush for refunds then turned chaotic, with shouting, pushing and cursing, until police officers attempted to keep the peace. Patrons claimed that they could not get their refund and were in fighting mood. Dozens of patrons returned to the site yesterday to get their refund, and claimed that there was no show at all because of the "bacchanal". They believed that the promoter knew that the artiste was not coming to the show, but they continued to promote the show and sold tickets up to Saturday.

However show promoter Glenroy Watson said: "I stood up to talk to people and explain to them that the artiste did not turn up. I did not run. I put up a sign telling people I will refund money if they did not want to hear the locals, but if they went inside the entertainment centre, they would still get a refund of $30, but some of them would have none of that. "People started making threats and they wanted to kill me. Security broke down and things went wild and overbearing."

He said when patrons started to hustle him for money back, he told them to return yesterday (Monday) at noon for their money. Watson said he was told that Movado's passport was lost in Canada and therefore he could not travel.