Wow! It is just amazing the reactions to the delay announcement. A legitimate reason was given; those involved in organizing the show decided that they wanted the show as envision and that was going to take more time; sometimes, 5 days (even one day) can make all the difference in the world so it is nothing to blow off if it is the time frame that is needed. Michael, nor the organizers, cancelled the show. They are doing what has been done countless times with concerts, movies, sports events, Broadway shows. Everyone involved knew the options to the problem and the consequences; yet, after reviewing all that, they came to the decision to delay some of the shows. That is what they needed to do and wanted to do. Their job is to deliver a product--50 Michael Jackson concerts. How the concert is arranged, scheduled, set up, organized, rehearsed, etc. is up to them--no one else. The only thing required of anyone not involved in organizing this, which fans and fan boards are not, is to decide whether to attend the shows. If the changes have posed a problem, simply request a refund for the ticket(s) and life moves on. If it is that life changing to see Michael Jackson in concert as some are acting, then there is no amount of hurdles you should mind jumping. The true question is how important is it to see the product--either it is worth the troubles of planning or it is not. You don't have to be happy and you have the right to be upset but please keep it in perspective. The truth is the sky will not fall and the world will not end whether anyone does or does not see Michael Jackson and no one should support any feelings to such an extreme.
Point is whenever anyone purchases tickets for an event that far ahead, nothing is guaranteed. What if something had happened personally or job-wise that impeded your ability to go the day before the concert? What if there was a power outage the night of the concert and it had to be canceled? What if Michael or his children got sick on the date of the concert? I'm sure that AEG has the fine print somewhere reserving the right to change if needed. Acting as if Michael has personally slapped any of you for no reason is going overboard. Again, he is offering a product; people need to decide that they want it or not but realize that they must base the decision on the product that Michael Jackson has decided to offer-not on what fans on these boards want. AEG is not worried at this point about reselling tickets and if this is as massive as it seems they are making it, they will only have headaches about having enough tickets to go around because trust if this is a great show people won't give a d*mn about any postponed show but only being able to say "I was there." AEG knows it, Michael Jackson knows it, and Kenny Ortega knows it. That is why these three entities that are powerhouses in this business determined that a five day delay was worth more than settling for less!
