{
  "id": 2493869,
  "title": "'We Tried Everything': German-Italian DJ Stella Bossi's Gig Stopped By Mumbai Police; Netizens Upset - Watch Video",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/we-tried-everything-german-italian-dj-stella-bossis-gig-stopped-by",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-22T03:29:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/we-tried-everything-german-italian-dj-stella-bossis-gig-stopped-by-mumbai-police-netizens-upset-watch-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Berlin-born German-Italian techno DJ Stella Bossi is currently in India, where she was set to perform in Mumbai on Friday night. However, shortly into her gig at the Antisocial venue, the Mumbai Police interrupted her performance. In an Instagram video, Bossi can be seen enjoying her set with the audience, but a cop approaches the stage to halt the show. She later captioned the video, expressing her frustration, \"POV: You’re 50 minutes into your set in Mumbai and the police finally found the OFF button. Sorry guys, we tried everything. Coming back soon.\"\n\nThe exact time the police ordered Bossi to stop performing is unclear, but comments from netizens suggest it may have happened before 9:30 pm. One Hungarian DJ, Jay Lumen, commented, \"It's usual there. Last time 2 of my 4 shows were stopped by police and than restarted and stopped again. I hope the party people and promoters too will get more freedom there in the near future.\"\n\nAn event management company expressed disappointment, saying, \"A dark time for the Indian techno scene in Mumbai. After multiple cancellations and venue changes, the show finally happened at AntiSocial, only to be shut down early around 7:30–8 PM instead of 9:30. We call ourselves the land of Atithi Devo Bhava, yet this is how we treated an international artist. Feel terrible for the promoter who had to go through such a horrible situation.\"\n\nAnother user questioned the police intervention, stating, \"If they already obtained the permission to play until 9.30, I don't understand why Police intervened...\". The Mumbai Police has not yet provided a reason for their actions.",
  "summary": "Berlin-based German-Italian techno DJ Stella Bossi is in India, and on Friday night she had a gig in Mumbai. However, in her recent Instagram video, the DJ has claimed that after 50 minutes of her gig, the Mumbai Police came and stopped it. She was performing at Antisocial. In the video, we can see Stella enjoying her gig, and even the audience at the venue is having a great time. But later, a…",
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  "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."
}