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Jackson tribute show promoter goes into administration
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 29 November 2011
The company set up to stage the somewhat shambolic Michael Jackson tribute concert, which took place in Cardiff last month, has gone into administration.
Global Events LLP was founded by Michael Henry and Chris Hunt, whose backgrounds seem to be in raising finance for film projects, specifically to stage the concert. Although the ambitious tribute show at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium, officially supported by Jackson’s mother Katherine, went ahead with few hitches on the day, preparations didn’t go especially well.
Some Jackson siblings openly criticised the timing of the show (during the Conrad Murray trial), the MJ Estate distanced itself from the project, and fans hit out at both ticket prices and a subsequently axed plan to have Kiss play (Gene Simmons having been openly critical of Michael Jackson in the past).
Ticket sales were slow, with the majority sold during a last minute publicity push, and on the day the upstairs seating area was kept closed. Meanwhile a planned webcast of the event was scrapped last minute when it emerged key licensing agreements were not in place.
According to reports Global Events LLP went into administration after it struggled to pay mounting debts in relation to the tribute concert. Although the Millennium Stadium says it was paid its rental fee upfront, it is thought many of the people who worked on the show may be affected. A spokesman for London-based insolvency practitioners RSM Tenon confirmed it was handling the administration, telling reporters: “We are currently conducting our initial review of the business”.
