This was a terrible experience. Truly a waste of VIP priced tickets. We traveled from far away for a 9pm show on a Tuesday. Sebastian Yatra had no business making us wait until well after midnight for him to show up. The venue, which was actually staffed with incredibly nice security, must have doubled their drink prices for this event (they were not bad drinks, just way over priced).
Queens, NY has a huge, diverse community of Latinos, so it makes a lot of sense for him to have a release party there, instead of Manhattan for example. But for us to wait more than three hours, without an apology from him (and we could clearly see that he was updating his instagram stories with footage of him gallivanting in NYC) or updates from the venue, is disrespectful. I purchased his album the minute it was released (and continue to love it, even though it reminds me of how thoughtless and entitled he must be to do this to the audience).
Shortly after midnight (so three hours of standing in the VIP section waiting), I took a video of the crowd, all of whom were tired, slumped over, yawning, impatient, and disappointed, we left. A more mature, thoughtful, caring artist would never do that to their fans. He should be ashamed.
Maroon 5
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