New York, Mar 15 : The promotion company behind Michael Jackson's concerts at London's O2 arena is reportedly failing to line up an insurer to cover the seven-month run by the famously frail King of Pop.
According to the Daily Telegraph, promoter AEG Live has lined up insurance for the first 10 dates, but may be forced to self-insure the rest of the performances at the O2 arena between July and February.
Chief executive Randy Phillips said he isn''t worried.
New York, Mar 15 : The promotion company behind Michael Jackson’s concerts at London’s O2 arena is reportedly failing to line up an insurer to cover the seven-month run by the famously frail King of Pop.
According to the Daily Telegraph, promoter AEG Live has lined up insurance for the first 10 dates, but may be forced to self-insure the rest of the performances at the O2 arena between July and February.
Chief executive Randy Phillips said he isn''t worried.
London, March 14: Pop star Michael Jackson’s lawyers have given the green light for an auction of the singer’s personal property, just weeks after they moved the court to stop the sale.
They sued Julien''s Auction House earlier this month, claiming that it was not "entitled to retain possession of Michael Jackson''s personal property".
The company hit back with the claim that they had already taken Jackson’s permission to go ahead with the auction, set for April 21.
London - Tickets for Michael Jackson's This Is It comeback tour in Britain were sold out within hours of going on sale Friday even after the number of gigs was increased to 50, organizers said.
Organizers AEG Live said 750,000 tickets had been sold for the concert series due to start on July 8, reflecting a "truly amazing level of interest."
The US superstar announced in London last week that he would give an initial 10 concerts from July in what he called his "curtain call" in the British capital.
London - Tickets for Michael Jackson's This Is It comeback tour in Britain this summer went on sale in London Friday as organizers raised the number of performances to 50 due to "overwhelming demand."
The US superstar announced in London last week that he would give an initial 10 concerts from July in what he called his "curtain call" in the British capital.
However, following strong pre-sale demand, organizers have added another 40 dates, prolonging the Jackson series into February 2010.