'Prince gig refunds for 50,000 fans' COURTS.Byline: AODHAN O'FAOLAIN A PROMOTER had to cancel more than 50,000 tickets after a show by singer Prince, allegedly made through his agent, was cancelled, the High Court heard yesterday. MCD MCD Minor Civil Division MCD McDonalds (restaurant) Mcd Macedonian (linguistics) MCD Municipal Corporation of Delhi MCD Magnetic Circular Dichroism MCD Mad Cow Disease said he left them high and dry by failing to turn up and failing to give a proper explanation for the cancellation last summer at Croke Park Croke Park (Irish: Páirc an Chrócaigh) in Dublin, Ireland is the largest sports stadium in Ireland and the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), Ireland's biggest sporting organisation. . The court heard the promoter was claiming financial loss and damage to its commercial reputation over his cancellation. MCD's Denis Desmond said while it was normal industry practice for promoters to get insurance against cancellation, no policy would insure against cancellation by reason of "a whim" of the artist. He added they had to refund 55,126 tickets and losses exceeded EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 1.66million. Richard Kean SC, for Prince, said his side is contending the claim was "greatly inflated". Mr Justice Kelly made directions for the exchange of legal documents and adjourned the case to July 20. CAPTION(S): CROKE PARK Singer Prince |
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