Pu had been fretting over the possibility of fights breaking out in the crowd, as sometimes happens during and after his shows, and sure enough, the authorities had advised him this concert was risky.
Pu said he doesn’t particularly like doing outdoor shows in Bangkok anyway.
Boom Boom Cash and SkyPass were to have opened the proceedings at Oasis Arena.
At the earlier press conference where the concert was announced, Pu was asked about the likelihood of a brawl breaking out among his boisterous fans.
“I’ll try to make this show safe and enjoyable for everyone,” he chuckled.
“Of course I worry very much about the safety of the audience. We’ve often had brawls at my concerts, so much so that I got a reputation for sparking quarrels and fights. I was recently prohibited from performing at a pub in Muang Thong Thani. It hurts my career.”
Pu was asked what he’d do if mayhem broke out at the Show DC concert.
“I’m afraid to answer the question,” he said. “I don’t know what I’d do – I can’t join in the fighting, and at the same time I can’t dissuade it. We’re as prepared as we can be for any possibility. We’re always ready, actually, because we play every day, mostly outside Bangkok.”
The name of the concert, “Phi Rong Yen”, is the title of a song Pu wrote when he was still in elementary school in his native Nong Khai.
It was the name of a local hospital morgue that frightened the neighbourhood youngsters. The song is about childhood insecurities.