Will the show go on? Bollywood SLAM! in Vancouver faces major flight-delay hurdle Saturday
Published: September 27, 2014
Shah Rukh Khan's SLAM The Tour has hit some major roadblocks in its Vancouver stop. Submitted photo.
LARISSA CAHUTE
VANCOUVER DESI
The Bollywood bonanza set to hit Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum Saturday night has run into some major roadblocks and organizers aren't certain if the show will go on at all.
While the Hindi film stars and performers involved in Shah Rukh Khan's SLAM! The Tour have already arrived in B.C., a fire at the Chicago airport has stranded the stage crew in the U.S., who were originally scheduled to arrive in Vancouver at 9 a.m. and immediately begin set-up.
As a result, they won't be arriving until 6 or even 8 p.m., which means the Vancouver show will be "majorly delayed" if it makes it to the stage at all, according to a spokesperson.
Stage set-up can take anywhere from two to three hours, but show organizers and crew are yet to announce what time the show will go on.
According to the spokesperson, Indian rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh also suffered an injury during one of the U.S. shows and as a result will not be performing in Vancouver.
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