Attuned

4 pm : Scheduled start of concert. But it's in fact the scheduled start of tuning time.
4 pm - 6 pm : Adjustments of music instruments, mikes. 20 second bits of the songs that are going to be played in the concert
6 pm : Compere sent out to pacify irritated crowd.
Compere (Co) : Hello, Mumbaaaaaaaaaaai
Crowd (Cr) : Refund.
Co : Are you having fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun?
Cr : No. But hey, did you know there's a point in getting angrier and angrier when a person stops breathing? I'm somewhere there.
Co : I know we are a bit delayed but what the hell, it's going to be a wonderful night. We are gonna rock tonight. Aren't we, Mumbai?
Cr : Shadthefahkup
Co : I didn't hear you. Show me what you got Mumbaaaai. Are we gonna raaaaawck?
Cr : Hmm. No. But you're gonna suck.
Co : (Looking left) What about folks this side? You're very quiet tonight? Let me hear you. Put your hands together.
Cr : We want to try and put our hands together with your head in between.
Co : Is that all? Let's try one more time. Let's hear it for Mumbaaaaaaaaaaai.
A section of the crowd (Cr') now feels the tension of having paid a huge amount of money for the ticket. What if there's no concert? We better shout now and get our money's worth of forced enjoyment.
Cr : (reading the minds of Cr') No No No. Don't encourage her.
Cr' : (Feebly) Yeaaaaaaaaaaa
Cr : Dammit.
Co climbs the self esteem ladder i.e. goes from incredulity in being able to elicit a noise despite being completely talentless, to belief that this in itself was her talent
Co : (positively glowing) Thaaaaaaat's more like it. Once more. Aaaaare weeeee gonna rock it tonight? (points mike in the direction of Cr')
Cr' : Yeaaaaaa
Cr : Should we leave? Is there going to be a concert at all?
Co : (not pushing Cr') Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for Indipop's latest sensation...
Cr : It's about time.
Co : ...who will be here any minute now. Meanwhile, here's something for you for having been such a wonderful crowd tonight.
Much mindless handing out of freebies later, pop sensation arrives. Cr dreams up an ideal scenario...
Po : Am I laaaaaate?
Cr : Yeaaaaaaa!
Po : Should I redistribute my personal wealth amongst all of you for having sat through these torturous 4 hours?
Cr : Exclude Cr'. They seemed to be having fun.
Po : Should the organisers and the compere be starved for 2 days for boring the crap out of you?
Cr : Yeaaaaaaa! You rock!
Po : Without embarrassing all you gentlemen from good backgrounds, I want you to fling a couple of stones and old footwear at the organisers, the compere and at me. Be careful not to hurt me too bad coz' I have to perform (laughs nervously)
Cr start chanting 'we love you'
Po : Should I perform now?
Cr : Nooooooooooooo! Don't ruin it now. Best concert evvvvva!