Moshtix sent disappointed ticket-holders for the ‘Pink Pony Club: Pop Party’ an email last Wednesday announcing that the event had to be postponed – not because Chappell Roan would never willingly set foot in the dank den of DnB (Catacombs ofc), but because of “significant water damage at the venue.”
Postponement of the ‘Pink Pony Club: Pop Party’ came just nights after the venue was closed at around midnight due to similar issues. Catacombs’ gig manager Jack Greenlaw confirmed this, telling Critic Te Ārohi, “I made the decision to close the venue on Saturday so that we could get professionals in to assess and avoid the risk of damaging various speakers and equipment we have at ground level under the stage, unfortunately it wasn't possible to get such a team in with the club in full operation.”
One Critic staff member, Connor, watched on from Vault 21 as patrons poured out, adding to the line he was in. Another staff member had been in Cats earlier in the night. We’ll call him John* to ease his fear of being canceled (“please don't associate me as someone that goes to Cats I’m better than this”). John said, “I don’t wanna out myself and say I was at Cats on Saturday, but allegedly I was there and allegedly the floor was real wet but I thought people were just spilling drinks or whatever.”
John’s friend who was “allegedly” with them there apparently saw the bathrooms taped off during the night, as well. He speculated this might have had something to do with the flooding. What was more upsetting than being caught red-handed as a second-year in Catacombs, however, was how they knew the ground was wet: “My mate had splashed me with the water to piss me off or whatever, but it’s kind of gross looking back cos it was lowkey, like, shit water.”
It’s not confirmed whether it was “shit water”, however. Catacombs told Critic that (as of time of writing) they’re still investigating the cause of the flood: “We closed off the kitchen, store room and bathroom area first as these are the lowest points of the building floor so naturally that is where water travels. Unfortunately we currently do not have any more information regarding the situation as investigations into the reasons this occured [sic] are ongoing.”
Moshtix signed off their email regarding Pink Pony Club’s postponement: “We’re sorry for any disappointment caused but hope to see you at the rescheduled event.” One of said disappointed masses (and copping some heat from fellow Critic staff) John had the following to say, “I think I can beat the number one fan allegation because that’s like the first time I’ve been this year, and maybe going two weeks in a row as a second-year is problematic but people can change and I’ll try and do better.”
On the issue at hand, Jack said, “Rest assured we are working hard to get the club back up and running and I would advise students to keep an eye on our socials for updates.” Moshtix has postponed the event for September 20th – by which date Critic is optimistic John will be able to dance at the club on the stage in his heels.