Rihanna’s tour may not be doing so well in the US but she’s doing great in the UK. It has just been announced that the R&B singer will play a ninth concert at the O2 Arena in London , scheduled for December 22. The tickets have gone on sale today so make sure you snatch them up. If her ticket sales for the UK are anything to go by, they’re going to get sold out pretty quickly. If you’re one to keep count, Rihanna has now beat out pop star Britney Spears who managed to do eight shows at the O2 on her Circus tour.
The film which documented the final weeks of Michael Jackson?s life as he prepared for his comeback tour will be released by Sony worldwide on October 28th and will only have a limited run of just two weeks in theater. The studio describes the film, ?This is It?, as an ?intimate portrait of Michael Jackson as you’ve never seen him before.? It will showcase the King of Pop as he rehearsed for his upcoming shows at London?s O2 Arena that were supposed to kick off mid-July. The director, Kenny Ortega, also talked about the film, saying ?This film is Michael’s gift to his fan. It’s a very private, exclusive look into a creative genius’s world. With this film, we get a rare portrait of Michael as he prepares for his final curtain call and what I believe was going to be his master work.?
A pair of tribute concerts for Michael Jackson tribute have been cancelled.
The shows were originally to take place at London’s O2 Arena on August 29 and 30. Organisers, however, failed to seal deals with performers.
AEG, the promoters of Jackson’s UK tour, said it still hopes to sponsor an event to honour the late king of pop, who died suddenly on June 25.
A source close to the event said, “If they ever happen, it will not be until next year. We didn’t want to rush out something that was substandard ? we would rather wait until we have got the best possible people.”
A separate tribute concert in Vienna was announced on Monday. World Awards Media, the promoter, said high profile stars and members of the Jackson clan would join the performance currently slated for late in September.
Source: Splash News
Michael Jackson?s 50-show run at London?s O2 Arena was set to be the highest grossing single concert engagement if it took place. The concert promoter, AEG Live, went all out on the production and may now be facing some serious financial problems. According to Billboard, AEG sold $85 million worth of tickets along with $30 million spent on spent on production and $10 given to the late singer as an advanced payment. They?re not sure whether nonappearance insurance will cover the unfortunate situation. If the King of Pop died from a drug overdose or a pre-existing condition, the producer will not get reimbursed and will be forced to refund 750,000 already purchased tickets.
