{
  "id": 17043805,
  "title": "Anoushka Shankar left in the dark by promoter after KL show cancelled",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/anoushka-shankar-left-in-the-dark-by-promoter-after-kl-show-cancelled",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T09:51:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/29/anoushka-shankar-left-in-the-dark-by-promoter-after-kl-show-cancelled"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "British-American sitarist Anoushka Shankar expressed her frustration with event promoter Shiraz Projects following the cancellation of her Kuala Lumpur show. The concert had been scheduled to take place at the Plenary Hall on October 4, marking her first performance in the city in over a decade. However, the show was abruptly cancelled due to circumstances beyond the promoter's control.\n\nIn an Instagram post, Anoushka alleged that she and her team had been left in the dark by Shiraz Projects, who refused to provide any answers to their numerous inquiries via calls, emails, and messages. According to the sitarist, the promoter had failed to fulfill their contractual obligations, including payment for the event. Moreover, it came to light that Shiraz Projects owed money to the ticketing company.\n\nAnoushka strongly condemned such promoters, stating that they are allowed to operate, organize shows, and exploit artists, crews, and most importantly, the audience who invest their hard-earned money and time in live music. She urged ticket holders to contact the online ticketing platform Ticket2U and their respective banks to request refunds. Additionally, she implored netizens to bring the situation to the government's attention by tagging their social media accounts in the comments section of her post.",
  "summary": "The British-American sitarist urges the government to look into the matter.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}