Sidhu Moosewala's demise: Late singer's concert ticket sales in Canada were delayed due to security issues

Punjabi rapper and singer Sidhu Moosewala’s tragic death is still sending shockwaves across the country. He was shot dead on Sunday (May 29) by unknown gunmen in Punjab’s Mansa district. Now, the latest development suggests that the singer’s concert ticket sales in Vancouver, Canada were delayed owing to security issues sometime before his brutal murder.

According to a news report in Vancouver Sun, the ticket sales were delayed after Pacific National Exhibition consulted the police authorities about the security at the concert venue. The report further mentioned that fans would purchase the tickets for the Back 2 Business show in other cities in Canada. The ticket sales for Sidhu Moosewala’s concert at the Pacific Coliseum on July 23 were not available until June 4. The official website of the Pacific National Exhibition furthermore quoted the ticket price range to be between 75$ to 200$.

Laura Ballance who is the Pacific National Exhibition’s spokesperson was quoted by the publication to reveal, “We wanted to do a deeper dive into security to ascertain the full scale of public safety risks in consultation with police." Ballance had further gone on to say, “As part of our security assessment for any large event, police look at our security plans — they may then tell us they want two or six officers on-site working with our in-house security team for the event. The PNE includes that cost in its contract with the show’s promoter.”

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Furthermore, the spokesperson said that Sidhu Moosewala’s concert would have witnessed around 12,000 people. This is not the first time that the late singer-rapper’s concerts have faced security issues. According to a news report in Hindustan Times, the Surrey RCMP in England had asked the 5X Block Party Festival to oust Moosewala from their lineup list of the festival that had taken place in 2019. Meanwhile, several celebs from the entertainment industry have been mourning the unfortunate demise of the singer.

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