Climate change concert cancelled
The One Earth Concert, due to be held on the 28th January at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, has been cancelled.
The one-off event, featuring the likes of The Darkness, The Strokes and Manic Street Preachers, may be staged later in the year. For now, though, people who bought tickets can obtain refunds. No official reason has been given as to why the gig's been shelved.
One Earth Now was intended to focus attention toward the issue of climate change. Michael Mathres of the organisation Climate Change Now said:
"We apologise wholeheartedly for any inconvenience caused by the change of date. But we can assure those who have already purchased tickets that the event will still take place at the Millennium Stadium."
It's thought that organisers will strive to attract further big names for the rescheduled event. Stadium chief executive Paul Sergeant said: "...if the event can be made bigger and better and attract more of the highest profile names in the music industry then it is the correct decision to make."
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I hate it when they have big gigs in the stadium. That Oasis/Foo Fighters one just made town absolute carnage.
Yay.
They're trying to raise awareness so they have to do a big gig.
rained off?
sorry had to really......
I thought it said
"climate change cancelled" for a minute. That would have been nice.
Well
That'd put the wind up them
climate change is snow joke
well,
you are totally full of sleet if you think that.
That is officially the worst pun ever.
i dunno
i've seen sun worse jokes than that
Depends weather you find it funny or not I guess
I'm sorry
let's try and
rain in this silly behaviour.
well
these puns should not be a cloud to continue
duh
red sky at night shepherds delight
sheep drowned in morning global warming
oh i fogot a weather pun...
Official Reason
... listening to the radio last night, the official reason was given that they...
"decided to postpone it for a while so that more major bands can get in on the act"
All shows in the Millennium Stadium are arse
I bought tickets to the Oasis one and then realized that I am not the tallest person in the world and I really didn't want to stand in a huge stadium full of faux and real scally kents all hugging each other and saying "Sorted" etc.
And I refused a free ticket to see The Rolling Stones there as well.
I don't like big gigs. I like to see the whites of their eyes. For real and not on a big screen.
well!
well I'm sure once they confirm U2, they turn up with eight coachloads of minders and hangers on, 16 trucks of equipment, do £200,000 worth of pyrotechnics, dump 20 tons ofdry ice in the clouds to stop it raining, and spout an hour and a half's worth of methane producing bullshit then the organisers will get their wish as the ozone layer disappears over Cardiff in one day
agree
saw Franz Ferdinand in Alexandra Palace. Distinctly underwhelming.
Napoleon
You're right, you aren't the tallest person in the world, and I feel I should let you know people have been making fun of you about it for a good couple of centuries now. ;-D
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