musicNEWS:
Hong Kong Wont Get No Satisfaction From The Rolling Stones
10-11-03
Keavin
.
It seems fate wants to keep The Rolling Stones
from playing China. The legendary rock group was set to headline Harbor
Fest in Hong Kong with two concerts in early November but it appears that
the plug has been pulled.
The Rolling Stones were originally scheduled
to play Hong Kong and mainland China earlier this year, but those plans
were scraped following the SARS outbreak. The Harbor Fest was organized
to help Hong Kong recover from the SARS scare but its likely that the
Stones will not appear.
The festivals promoter told the Associated
Press that the deal went south because the band had not responded in time
to the latest offer. It would have been a big payday for the group at a
reported $5 million.
James Thompson, the head of the American
Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, spoke with RTHK radio and said that part
of the problem was egos and another problem was the bands inability to
book additional concerts in Beijing and Shanghai.
Organizers still feel that the event will
be a success--Stones or no Stones and government officials hope that the
band can eventually play Hong Kong sometime in the future.
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