source Irish Independent....for cancelling croke park gig

I suppose a link should be posted.

Anyway...That is Prince's business.

Rabbit Season! Duck Season! Prince Season!

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Just in case it is true....I say a for Prince.

Tame said:

There's a link in another thread about this.

But this is certainly the business of the 55,000 ticketholders who were let down 6 days before a concert. Let the truth be told.

gyro34 said:

It is true. And even if he loses, I'm sure he can afford it. If you were looking at the concert threads through the summer, a lot of fans lost a lot of money on flights and hotels.

They won't get any money out of this but hopefully they'll find out who to blame.

http://www.irishtimes.com...66958.html

"chickens coming home to roost never did make me sad; they've always made me glad."

hopefully now we will finally get some answers as to why this happened...

check out www.independant.ie and go to the entertainment section for the full story!

sandraparke said:

By Jason O'Brien and Tim Healy


Tuesday December 16 2008

IRISH music fans didn't get to hear Prince play live this year, and he hasn't heard the end of it.

The diminutive singer is being sued for €1.6m after he pulled out of a concert at Croke Park in June at short notice.

Promoter MCD is bringing the case against the 'Purple Rain' singer, claiming financial loss and damage to its reputation after the gig was called off.

Prince has never given a reason for the cancellation, which left 55,000 fans disappointed.

Yesterday at the High Court, David O'Donohoe, a solicitor for MCD, said in an affidavit that Prince agreed in February to perform at Croke Park for a fee of $3m (e2.2m). However, it was also confirmed that there was no written contract. Half the fee was paid into the account of the singer's agent, Tony Goldring. Mr Goldring, who is based with the William Morris Agency in Beverly Hills, sent an "unambiguous email" on February 28, confirming the agreement with MCD.

Cancel

But the same agent informed MCD on June 6, that Prince wished to cancel. The concert was due to take place on June 16.

Mr O'Donohoe said yesterday that despite MCD's best efforts to persuade the artist to play, Prince refused to do so. No reason was ever given for the cancellation, he added.

In court yesterday, MCD said that although promoters have insurance against cancellation, that insurance is only valid in specific unforeseeable circumstances. MCD, which is headed by businessman Denis Desmond, claims the cost of the cancellation amounted to €1,664,945, adding that they incurred substantial promotion costs, and that all the tickets were refunded.

MCD confirmed there was no written contract with Prince but their legal team argued that the email correspondence between Mr Desmond and Mr Goldring makes it "abundantly clear" that a finished contract was entered into.

MCD yesterday applied for orders from the High Court that would allow them to formally serve the proceedings on Prince, and that will limit the time in which he can enter an appearance. Mr Justice Michael Peart granted the orders.

Efforts to contact the singer through his agent, Mr Goldring, were unsuccessful last night.

- Jason O'Brien and Tim Healy

The little midget LOVES to burn bridges dont he?

WOW! What a prick!

That's a twisted version of events to say the least.

Prince is NOT to blame for what happened here.

Militant said:

I agree. However, I don't know the facts that prove Prince's innocence. Do you know what really happend?

Militant said:

At least it's a version of events, and one that is being outlined in court of law, as opposed to the lack of explanation from Prince's side.

Marrk said:

Militant said:

Sorry but how do you know this????

Prince-the era of your arrogance is coming to an end.

sandraparke said:

It's been explained here time and time again. MCD are shady and they won't win this case.

Militant said:

If that's true, why won't Prince give the money back?