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Demanding star's gig cancelled
26/10/2006 13:39 - (SA)
Hong KOng - With just two days to go, promoters said on Thursday that they have cancelled Mariah Carey's concert in Hong Kong due to a poor response and what they characterised as "unreasonable demands" from the US pop singer.
The promoters, Concerts Asia, announced the decision in a statement posted on their website on Thursday morning.
"As promoters of the Mariah Carey Hong Kong concert, 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," the statement said.
It did not elaborate on what Carey's demands were. Concerts Asia declined further comment in an e-mail sent to The Associated Press.
Concerts Asia said it had only sold 4 000 tickets despite a "substantial" advertising campaign.
Carey was due to perform on Saturday at an outdoor space near Hong Kong's Central financial district.
Contact information for Carey's spokespeople wasn't immediately available.
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