AFF Championship seat shortage uproar: Organisers booked Bukit Jalil National Stadium Jay Chou show in 2019 & More Trending News
PETALING JAYA – The organisers for Taiwanese singer Jay Chou’s upcoming live performance in Malaysia had booked the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur 4 years in advance, mentioned Malaysia’s Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh in a tweet on Thursday.
“The booking for the Jay Chou World Tour was made in March 2019, whereas the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) booked the stadium for AFF 2022 in August 2022,” she mentioned.
The announcement got here hours after indignant Malaysian soccer followers attacked Chou, 43, on social media over seat shortages on the stadium.
Malaysia is ready to play Thailand there on Saturday – in the primary leg of the semi-final of the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Championship 2022 – whereas Chou’s live performance is on Jan 15.
FAM confirmed on Thursday that each one 59,000 tickets had been bought out and that no extra tickets, whether or not on-line or over-the-counter, could be made out there. The stadium has a capability of about 87,000.
It was reported that 21,000 seats needed to be left vacant as they might be obstructed by Chou’s live performance stage construction, which was in the method of being put in.
In her tweet, Ms Yeoh confused that the live performance organisers had already delayed the set-up by 2½ days to make room for the AFF Cup semi-final. “The organisers need 14 days to set up the stage. The set-up involves 500 crew members, 185 international crew members, 45 (pieces of) heavy machinery, 200 speakers and 800 lights,” she mentioned.
AFF Championship seat shortage uproar: Organisers booked Bukit Jalil National Stadium Jay Chou show in 2019
AFF Championship seat shortage uproar: Organisers booked Bukit Jalil National Stadium Jay Chou show in 2019
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AFF Championship seat shortage uproar: Organisers booked Bukit Jalil National Stadium Jay Chou show in 2019