Celine Dion Concert Shambles.

Celine Dion.

As a young turk progressing through the ranks at Catholic Primary School, we learnt on a daily basis the importance of accountability when f**king up on something.

Punishment usually consisted of being lectured for 45 minutes in a poorly ventilated room with old Father Barnabus, an ancient priest with breath so bad, it would literally make your nostrils burn. This taught us a simple rule - If you're going to do something, make sure you do it properly.

Clearly the organisers of the recent Celine Dion concert in Vergelegen Wine Estate, Cape Town, never spent any time with Father Barney and his good friend Halitosis, or they would never have produced such a debacle. The Hotel Chick, who attended the Saturday show, reported back on the incompetent organisation, which included:

• Being stuck in the car for hours on the way through, with traffic moving so slowly she was able to take a nap and read the Da Vinci Code, from start to finish.
• Paying R900 for a Golden Circle ticket, and then having to physically fight her way through to the area, as the concert became a free-for-all and ushers were unable to regulate who went where.
• Being told by one of the ushers not to bother getting food or drink, as "the queues are too long, and there is not enough stalls".
• Managing to obtain a picnic hamper, only to discover that it did not contain a bottle of wine.

Cape Talk discussed this on the Sunday morning, with several callers voicing similar complaints, so clearly someone dropped the ball.

Apparently, someone also began spreading rumours that local singer Danny K would be performing at the event, causing many people to turn their cars around in blind panic, and head for the hills or nearby bomb shelters, which obviously further complicated things.

With KFM attaching their name to the event, I'm sure they must be pretty pissed off with proceedings and it will be interesting to see if they address the complaints on air or simply skirt around it. (The show itself was pretty amazing from all accounts).



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