R Kelly still on the cards? Well-placed sources in the music industry say it is highly likely that a new date will be set soon for the long-awaited performance by international R&B sensation R Kelly in Windhoek. The concert was scheduled for 25 November as the headline act for the annual Windhoek Draught live music event, but was cancelled at the eleventh hour.
Neither Ohlthaver & List nor NamConcerts, which was responsible for the arrangements of the show, would confirm or deny this to Namibian Sun. Both said discussions were under way and a media release would be issued as soon as all the details were finalised.
At the time of the cancellation of the show, NamConcerts issued a statement saying that the ticket sales were put on hold until further notice. The press release also stated that in the event of the concert being cancelled all ticket holders would be fully refunded.
No refunds have been made to date.
The unexpected cancellation of the R Kelly performance was nothing new for the superstar. A South African tour scheduled for 2013 was also cancelled at the eleventh hour. Allegedly this was due to low ticket sales because of the dates of the performances.
Namibia Breweries Limited, through its Windhoek Draught brand, and Standard Bank Namibia are the main sponsors of the event, which would have seen local acts like PDK, Gazza and Oteya performing too.
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