Unlucky Bon Jovi, Take That, Robbie Williams & The Rolling Stones fans

Oliver · 30 Mar 2006 at 19:18

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4862156.stm

Wembley gigs scrapped after delay

Four concerts planned to be held at the new Wembley Stadium will no longer be staged there as the venue will not be finished on time, the BBC has learned.

US rock band Bon Jovi were due to be the first band to play at the rebuilt stadium on 10 June.

Take That, Robbie Williams and the Rolling Stones were also due to play over the summer.

A spokesperson for Take That said the reformed boy band's shows would be moved to the Milton Keynes Bowl.

The stadium project has been beset with problems and is already over budget and more than six months behind schedule.

The FA Cup final, which was due to be the first event staged at the stadium, was moved to Cardiff after it became apparent building work would not be completed.

Bon Jovi were the last band to play at the old Wembley Stadium before it shut down in 2000.

Lead singer Jon Bon Jovi had been hopeful that despite delays they would be able to perform at the stadium on their summer tour of the UK.

It is believed the Bon Jovi gig on 10 June will be moved to the Twickenham Stadium, which is home to English rugby, although this has not been confirmed.

The original completion date for the stadium had been autumn 2005, with the deadline first extended to the end of January and then the end of March. There is still no official date for when it is due to open.

Davey_Pitch · 30 Mar 2006 at 19:20

<--- had tickets to the very first concert that Bon Jovi were playing.

Dinomania · 30 Mar 2006 at 19:24

Wicked for Take That fans - the Bowl's a lovely venue

I used to be a fan of theirs - can't listen to the music without cringing now though...

Efaws · 30 Mar 2006 at 19:40

Take xxxx

Hated em, still do

My sister on the other hand... :\

memphisto · 30 Mar 2006 at 22:13

Davey_Pitch said:
<--- had tickets to the very first concert that Bon Jovi were playing.

was actually meaning to speak to you about that davey, we were on about it at the ubiee doo and an extra date was put on wasnt it ?

oh and if you didnt know Last Man Standing from have a nice day wasnt the first version

been menaing to talk to you about that for about 6 months as well

Nitefly · 30 Mar 2006 at 22:15

Noooo there goes my Robbie concert

Berserker · 30 Mar 2006 at 22:25

They've now said the stadium isn't going to be open until 2007, and that the company building it say they're not responsible. Some of the workers aren't getting paid either. 'Disaster' doesn't even come close to summing it up. It's Millennium Dome Mk II.

Davey_Pitch · 31 Mar 2006 at 00:31

memphisto said:
was actually meaning to speak to you about that davey, we were on about it at the ubiee doo and an extra date was put on wasnt it ?

oh and if you didnt know Last Man Standing from have a nice day wasnt the first version

been menaing to talk to you about that for about 6 months as well

Yup, they were originally only meant to be playing Wembley on the Sunday, and the Saturday date got added in January I think.

And of course I knew it wasn't the first version

It was an unreleased studio track that was on the 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong compilation

memphisto · 31 Mar 2006 at 07:21

Davey_Pitch said:
And of course I knew it wasn't the first version It was an unreleased studio track that was on the 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong compilation

just checking

like theone oon have a nice day more but the acoustic aint too bad

BrightonBelle · 31 Mar 2006 at 09:28

Efaws said:
snip

Irrelevant post tbh, no one asked you about your opinion on any of the bands quoted and that has nothing to do with the topic of the thread. :rolleyes:

Anyway... apart from that, I just checked the dates and 'luckily' it looks like I am heading to MK on a Saturday now... instead of jumping on a tube to Wembley.. oh well.

Surely they will be offering refunds on some tickets though?

BB x

Gilly · 31 Mar 2006 at 09:31

BrightonBelle said:
Surely they will be offering refunds on some tickets though?

I certainly would've thought so.

The original vendors may be able to buy tickets back in order to resell them and avoid touting.

Davey_Pitch · 31 Mar 2006 at 10:55

I'll be getting a refund for my Bon Jovi tickets. We couldn't really afford it anyway but were making the exception as it would've been the first concert at the new Wembley (and I went to the last concert at the old Wembley, also Bon Jovi). Would rather save the money for Florida instead now.

CocoPops · 31 Mar 2006 at 11:31

Thing is... as I understand it, the MK Bowl is unreserved mass

We have reserved seats for Robbie (deffo) and I would have thought it was reserved seating for Bon Jovi too.

So we now have to sit in field

Not impressed.

BrightonBelle · 31 Mar 2006 at 12:58

OK I am being a bit of a n00b here, but the pics on the MK bowl site show no seats - do they put them up when required?

If we booked seats, surely there will be seats, the Bowl doesn't look as good as I visualised the Stadium to be

Oh well! Not much I can do about it!

BB x

Nitefly · 31 Mar 2006 at 13:02

Theres no seats at the milton keynes bowl I believe...

If you want to sit, you can sit on the raised edges for a better veiw, I believe?

Bit of a shame if you are short...

Mr_L · 31 Mar 2006 at 13:05

Nitefly said:
Theres no seats at the milton keynes bowl I believe...

If you want to sit, you can sit on the raised edges for a better veiw, I believe?

Bit of a shame if you are short...

That's about it tbh, I've never known them to put seats out. The grass verge is about the best you will get.

BrightonBelle · 31 Mar 2006 at 13:13

thanks for the feedback guys.

Am gutted now, would rather have gone to an arena tour.

If we were getting seats at Wembley then I thought they might provide them.

Meh...

BB x

bcjames · 31 Mar 2006 at 14:00

Sitting down at a concert? Whats that all about then?

CocoPops · 31 Mar 2006 at 14:09

Yup, I'd much prefer reserved seating instead of a unreserved pushing mess of people

£45 for a reserved seat, fair enough. The same price for unresrved? that sucks!!

SidewinderINC · 31 Mar 2006 at 15:47

erm... i see nothing said about the stones gig. wouldnt mind knowing about that as i have £400 worth of tickets to that show!

their website doesnt seem to have any info on it either!

EDIT - missed it right at the top

will check out that stadium...

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