Michael Jackson Tribute Concert Cancelled

A celebrity-filled Michael Jackson tribute concert scheduled to take place in Vienna on Sept. 26 has been cancelled. Instead, the concert will be rescheduled for next year in London, according to event promoter George Kindel.

Jermaine Jackson, Michael Jackson’s brother, announced the Vienna tribute concert at a news conference earlier this week. In his announcement, Jermaine Jackson said stars such as Akon, Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown and Natalie Cole would be performing at the Michael Jackson tribute concert. However, Blige, Brown and Cole all later denied being part of the event.

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“Many artists and performers who I have spoken to personally told me that it would be a great honor to be part of this memorial concert for my late brother – an artist who influenced the music world like virtually no other,” Jermaine Jackson said in a press statement.

“However, due to the short time frame it was not possible for many of them to change their schedule so that they could be on stage in Vienna on September 26, therefore we decided, after careful consideration, to change the date of the tribute concert to June 2010 – just a few weeks before the first anniversary of his untimely death.”

Event promoter George Kindel said advance tickets purchased for the Vienna Michael Jackson tribute concert would be refunded. Tickets for the rescheduled concert in London will go on sale December 1.