AEG Live clarifies Michael Jackson ticket refunds. Sort of.
AEG Live issued a statement over the weekend clarifying its plans to refund people who’ve bought tickets for the planned run of 50 Michael Jackson gigs at The O2 in London. Well, we say clarified, it’s more telling people when they plan to clarify their plans.
“On behalf of the entire AEG organisation we extend our deepest condolences to Michael Jackson’s family and friends during this tragic time. Full ticket refund information and procedures will be released early next week for all Michael Jackson “This Is It” shows. Fans are advised to hold onto their ticket vouchers/proof of purchase.”
Ticketmaster, which emailed the statement to everyone who’d bought tickets from it, added that it will contact all these customers once AEG’s refund plans have been finalised.
This doesn’t, of course, apply to people who bought tickets on eBay or from ticket reselling sites. For more on the potential fallout in the secondary ticketing market from Jackson’s death, read our post from Friday.
Tags: michael jackson, refund, the o2, Ticketmaster, tickets
June 30th, 2009 at 1:26 am
A group of us have started The Man in the Mirror Project (www.maninthemirrorproject.org) which honors the life of Michael Jackson by encouraging fans to pledge donations to his favored causes in his memory. Specifically, The Man in the Mirror Project calls upon “This Is It” ticket-holders to pledge their forthcoming ticket refunds to the causes he supported. Michael Jackson’s art and charitable spirit influenced generations worldwide and we believe this is a fitting way to honor the King of Pop.
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