I second that. original itinerary goes like this "11.00pm - 11.15 pm Incubus Meet and Greet with Fans", "11.30-11.50pm Incubus Meet the Press".
I was having a fever but i came because it was once in a lifetime moment never to be missed. Im sure 20 others feel the same.
but instead all of us were disappointed dearly..
Although Incubus was late (and every planning goes by their time), why:
1. were the press crowding the front?
suggestion : the management could've had a line as a barrier or a gap of 2 metres from the press table so that everything wont be as messed up, after the fans had at least 5 mins of shaking hands and taking pics they could've lifted the barrier.
2. did the management promise to take a group photo by taking each of our camera but never did?
suggestion : had there been efficient management, that risk of half cooked satisfaction (stint/just for show meet and greet) could have been avoided. they could've actually performed that promise, but it was just for show..
3. was there inefficient care of our things to be signed?
suggestion: even though Incubus did not sign any of our "one item that will be signed", i do not think that it's a costly thing to provide them with a pen/marker and state/whisper to them that "these things are to be signed". If they refuse that than we'd understand, but there doesn't seem to be any visible effort of that. plus, i got my poster stolen, which i kept for four years.
4. was there some unethical handling of fans?
suggestion: if the press weren't as near, the fans could've had their 15 mins promised, (or 5 would be more than enough to have a silly little chat and a proper Photo taken as promised). instead, what we got was to stand BEHIND them and look at them mutter things to the press. there wasn't even a proper meet and greet, some of us couldn't even look at them in the eye and shake their hands. plus, after a minute or so, the management crew just pulled our hands and said "dah dah dah, cukup cukup". i understand your time limitation, but i can't understand why im treated as if im a caste below.
I am just advocating some sense of justice. I know, most people might say "let bygones be bygones" but to me there's something to be learned from history. please, it's a silly thing to push us in and throw us out, we're not animals (even you know how to treat animals right). better management, handling of press, promises kept (remember that the management is not fishing for votes like politicians) could've got everyone a chance to smile instead of feeling a bit bitter.
Meet and Greet? it was a half cooked satisfaction. We got to Look and See, not Meet and Greet. We get to see them from BEHIND, see the shape of their body instead of shaking their hands for a second or two while looking at them in the eye.
The concert was great, nonetheless. It was an OUTSTANDING EFFORT WELL WORTH IT. I do hope and i am confident Pineapple Concert will arrange a bigger and better concert next year, bravo!
