Mariah Carey's weekend concert was cancelled Thursday because of poor ticket sales and what promoters said were the pop star's "unreasonable demands."
Carey was to perform Saturday at an outdoor space near Hong Kong's Central financial district. Promoter Concerts Asia said it had only sold 4,000 tickets, despite a "substantial" advertising campaign.
"We have decided to cancel the event effective immediately due to both the poor response of public ticket sales and also due to specific last-minute demands which we find wholly unreasonable and not with the best interests of Hong Kong, us and also the fans," said a statement posted Thursday on the promoter's Web site.
Concerts Asia declined further comment, and contact information for Carey wasn't immediately available.
Update-
The singer's management, Handprint Entertainment, gave their explanation for the cancellation. They say the promoters, One Events, have outstanding production and artist fees to pay.
"Due to a financial default by the promoter, it is with great sadness that Mariah will not be able to perform for her fans in Hong Kong," Handprint's Benny Medina said in a statement to the AFP.
"We gave them time to pay but he kept missing the new deadlines," he told the news agency from his L.A. office.
So maybe it wasn't the 'diva demands' that cancelled it afterall. Oh well, she is still a cow. Heh.
(source)
Save $$$! BabyBoomerTrips.com!