I don't think it is "to be expected". I live in Glasgow. Apparently the violent crime capital of the fucking universe or some such bullshit & I can't imagine that happening in any half decent club round here.
To be fair, there's no way a well known DJ (ie, someone that people have bought tickets specifically to hear) would ever get kicked off the decks here unless they were clearly wasted & completely train-wrecking mixes. They would never get booted for playing the wrong type of music. The promoters would be more than aware of who they are booking. They wouldn't book a trance DJ for a techno night etc, or a a guy like DJ Shadow for a pop-hungry crowd.
Edit - That open-format thing is pretty deceiving btw. I read that as "You can play anything" not "Keep it kind of poppy".
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