The unrivaled greed of AEG was revealed today as they have proposed that ticket holders for the (sadly) cancelled Michael Jackson Tour at the 02 next month should have a choice of a refund (less transaction fee charges) or could swap their payment for the 'actual' ticket!
Give me a break! Many people have booked flights, hotels and made a host of other arrangements, other companies have lost thousands or millions in revenue and the good-for-nothing scrooges at AEG are trying to con people for their full ticket price for piece of paper they've already printed.
I would have thought the very least they could have done was give people the ticket as a memento to show some regard for their loss!
Interestingly, and perhaps more creatively, would it not make more sense to say to ticket holders we'll give you 50% of your ticket price back and invite you to a celebration of Michael's life - with the dancers, the music - the whole gig and have Michael on the video wall behind it - that way everyone still gets a chance to enjoy the music, atmosphere and 'be there', the other companies involved don't waste their money, sales of memorabilia will be off the scale and everyone comes out with a little of something to remember a legend by?
Beats paying full price for a scrap of paper? What do you think?
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Was wondering how this refund was going to go down.
First thing I thought last week also was give the tickets along with a refund. There was an article last week in the LA Times about how many industry promoters mocked AEG for even taking it on "He'll never make one show.."
It also unfolded the whole deal.
AEG is a dumb company. They couldn't even find an insurer.
By the way HELLO! from Chicago.
How's South Wacker Drive nowadays?
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