It was the worst possible blow for live shows and Bengaluru. While The Daily Show host might well have got a year’s worth of material from the show that wasn’t, the cancellation of Trevor Noah’s Off the Record gigs due to bad acoustics was crushing for Bengalureans who had forded every treacherous stream and climbed every mountain of gridlocked traffic to reach Manpho Convention Centre in Nagavara. The shows were scheduled for September 27 and 28.
The show on Wednesday started late to cut some slack for all the Indiana Jones and sundry adventurers to reach the venue. The buzz, however, was all positive as fellow travellers clapped each other on the back for making it. It seemed rather hot and stuffy, but everyone just tried to keep calm and continue taking selfies. When the lights finally dimmed there was a roar of anticipation.
