Michael Jackson Tribute Concert Cancelled
December 20, 2009 by admin
Filed under Tribute Concert in Vienna/London
A Michael Jackson tribute concert, which was moved from Vienna to London after top acts dropped out, has been canceled. This time the cancellation is permanent since the event’s organizer closed down, the company’s liquidator said on Friday.
Organizers, led by Michael’s brother, Jermaine, canceled the Vienna concert in September after struggling to get stars to perform on short notice. Although a London concert was planned for summer, it now is cancelled as well. No word had been heard as to acts, dates or even locations so many suspected this would never see the light of day. In addition, during the recent Jackson 5 special the brother made it perfectly clear that this had been organized by Jermaine without the remaining family’s knowledge or consent. Many would ask why or how could such an event take place without everyone involved. It seems a little arrogrant we would think. Katherine tried during the first attempt in Vienna to put on a brave face and run an ad for the event but she stated the wrong date leading many to believe she had not been involved until Jermaine needed a last ditch effort attempt by mommy.
Martin Schneider, liquidator for the organizers, told Reuters: “The company cannot sign any new contracts and will certainly not plan any new events.”
Event organizer World Awards Media GmbH decided to close on November 30, the company’s liquidator said in an e-mailed statement. World Awards Media and its previous owner directed all queries to its liquidator.
A spokeswoman for Jermaine Jackson in Los Angeles was unavailable for comment.
Ticket sales for the Vienna tribute stagnated after billed acts like R&B stars Mary J. Blige and Chris Brown and veteran singer Natalie Cole started to back away from the concert, which would have taken place at a 17th century palace.
Organizers blamed Austrian media, saying they treated the line-up as “B-List” artists and sullied the memory of Jackson.
It seems to us that this has been a complete mess from the very beginning and a disgrace to MJ considering how well he was able to organize his own comeback.
