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Ticket sales for his show at the Pacific Coliseum were delayed this week due to security risks
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May 29, 2022 • 9 minutes ago • 2 minutes reading • 23 comments Sidhu Moose Wala, Punjabi singer and musician jpg
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A Punjabi rapper who raised security concerns over his PNE concert this summer has been shot dead and killed in India, according to numerous international media reports.
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Sidhu Moose Wala was expected to play at the Pacific Coliseum on July 23, but ticket sales were delayed this week due to police concerns about security risks.
The Ontario-based rapper, who became famous after coming to Canada as an international student, was in his native Punjab village of Mansa when he was shot by gangsters, a day after local authorities lifted his security, according to the Times of India and other outlets. .
Moose Vala recently joined the Punjab Pradesh political party in Congress and unsuccessfully ran against the ruling Aam Aadmi party. Another Canadian-based singer, Goldie Brahr, was involved in the murder of Moose Vala, according to the Hindustan Times.
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Concertgoers in several other Canadian cities have been able to buy tickets for the Moose Wala “Back 2 Business” tour in recent days, but PNE has decided to postpone sales.
Laura Balance, a PNE spokeswoman, said the detention was due in part to the scale of the concert, which could see up to 12,000 people gather indoors at Hastings Park.
“We wanted to do a more in-depth security dive to identify the full extent of public safety risks in consultation with the police,” Balance said. “As part of our security assessment for each major event, the police review our security plans – they can then tell us that they want two or six on-site staff to work with our internal security team for the event. PNE includes these costs in its contract with the show’s promoter.
Moose Wala’s shows have had a history of security issues, including when Surrey RCMP asked the 5X Block Party Festival to remove him from the 2019 festival. Surrey.
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Born Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, the Ontario-based artist has held guns and machine guns in his music videos with songs titled “Murder” and “Homicide.” The 28-year-old also announced his rivalry with Karan Aujla, a rapper who is due to perform at the Colosseum this fall.
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“As a local operator, your job is to prepare for the worst and hope for the best so that people who buy tickets can come and not worry,” Balance said before the rapper’s murder. .
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