It’s that time of year where I need to post about a band that’s NOT coming to Kuwait. Last year it was Lana Del Rey, this year it’s Backstreet Boys.
There’s a fake Instagram account pretending to be @thearenakuwait that, at first glance, looks legit. The account posted that the Backstreet Boys are performing in Kuwait on August 7 and they’re selling tickets for the show. When someone sent me the link, it took me a minute to realize the account name was slightly misspelled, which explains why so many people are falling for it. What’s hilarious is that it’s impersonating The Arena, but the concert venue they list is JACC 🤷🏼♂️
The fake account even copied the impersonation warning from the official account, and their posts are a mix of stolen content and made-up announcements.
I don’t know why The Arena hasn’t shut their account down yet, it’s not that difficult to report an account impersonating you or copying content from you.
One reply on “Backstreet Boys are NOT coming to Kuwait”
I just saw the ad on Instagram, and I thought it was real until I looked closer and checked the account. After Blue and Craig David performed here, I thought this finally happened.
In other news, Milly Alcock, from House of the Dragon S1 and the new Supergirl movie coming next year, will make an appearance at Comfest in September!