Pop star Olivia Dean won’t be fined for breaking curfew during her Auckland show at Western Springs Bowl, instead copping a warning.
Mervyn Chetty, Head of Licensing and Environmental Health at Auckland Council said they had wrapped up the investigation into the October 17 show.
“The concert exceeded the permitted 11pm finish time by 22 minutes due to an unforeseen technical issue that arose during the performance,” a statement on Tuesday read.
“The event organiser has advised that extensive pre-event sound checks were undertaken, and the issue could not have been reasonably anticipated.
“After considering all relevant factors, including the cause and duration of the breach, the event organiser’s acknowledgement of the incident, public apology, and goodwill gesture to the community, Auckland Council has determined that a warning is the appropriate response and will not be issuing a fine.”
The British singer-songwriter was playing to a crowd of more than 40,000 people at the revamped Western Springs Bowl as part of her Art of Loving Live tour, when technical issues forced her to leave the stage.
Despite initially telling fans she'd be back in just "two minutes", at 9.30pm a stage manager announced a monitor needed to be reset and the crew needed more time.
The concert resumed just after 10pm, with Dean apologising, saying despite the delay the show would not be cut short, before launching into a song. Fans started leaving the stadium around 11.30pm on Saturday night.
Noise control was warned the concert would run past its 11pm curfew.
In a review of the concert, RNZ's Olivia Wilson said the Grammy-winning artist bounced back from the technical difficulties with ease.
"She handled the disruption so calmly and professionally," a fan named Annabelle said.
"Great sound, cool energy, cold night. Absolutely exhausted by the end due to the 40-minute break," another fan told RNZ.
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