Neha Kakkar has publicly pushed back against claims that she refused to perform at her recent Melbourne concert due to a low turnout of only 700 people. In a video shared on Instagram, she showed clips of a seemingly packed and energetic crowd, thanking Melbourne and suggesting that the allegations made against her were misleading or exaggerated.
Her response comes after Australian promoters Pace D and Bikram Singh Randhawa told radio host Siddharth Kannan that Kakkar had allegedly refused to take the stage until more people filled the venue, especially when compared to her Sydney concert which drew up to 2,000 attendees. According to the promoters, the delay frustrated the crowd, many of whom had been waiting for hours, and led to anger and disappointment.
Neha countered these accusations by highlighting alleged mismanagement by the event organisers — claiming her team was denied basic provisions like food, water, accommodation, and technical arrangements, including a sound check. She also alleged that the engineers were not paid, contributing to the delays.
The organisers, in turn, rejected these allegations, saying that all technical setups were operational, accommodations were arranged, and opening acts had already performed on schedule. They claimed that Kakkar arrived late by nearly three hours, prompting agitation among fans and calls for refunds. Eyewitnesses also reported that Neha appeared visibly emotional and even broke down on stage amid the chaos.
This back-and-forth has exposed underlying tensions between the artist and the organisers and turned what should have been a celebratory international tour stop into a public dispute. The truth likely lies somewhere in the middle — a mixture of audience expectations, logistical hiccups, and strained artist-organiser communication.
