Madonna has canceled her concert in Ljubljana, Slovenia scheduled for August 20

Madonna has canceled her concert in Ljubljana, Slovenia scheduled for August 20, the tour manager said on Friday.
Local media cited poor ticket sales as the main factor, although promoters denied this was the reason.

It is the second concert Madonna has canceled since July. A performance in the southern French town of Marseille was scrapped after the stage being built for it collapsed, killing two workers.

“The reason for the cancellation is unforeseen logistical difficulties,” said Laszlo Borsos, managing director of Live Nation in Budapest, overseeing Madonna’s tour in eastern Europe.
“There is no problem with ticket sales, absolutely.”

Slovenian media reported the concert had to be canceled as promoters had sold only 7,000 of a planned 63,000 tickets in a city with a population of 250,000.
In 1997 Michael Jackson was set to play the same location, but his concert was axed amid poor sales.

In cities such as Belgrade, where Madonna has never performed before, organizers are advertising heavily in the lead up to a concert later this month.

From Reuters.

MADONNA STICKY & SWEET TOUR ITINERARY 2009 

Showdate – City – Venue – On sale Date: 

04 July – London, United Kingdom – The 02 London 
05 July – London, United Kingdom – The 02 London 
07 July – Manchester, United Kingdom – MEN Arena 
09 July – Paris, France – Bercy 
11 July – Werchter, Belgium - Festivalpark 
14 July – Milan, Italy - San Siro 
16 July – Udine, Italy – Stadio Friuli 
19 July – Marseille, France – Stade Velodrome (CANCELLED) 
21 July – Barcelona, Spain – Olympic Stadium 
23 July – Madrid, Spain – Vicente Calderon 
25 July – Zaragoza, Spain – Recinto de la Feria de Zaragoza 
28 July – Oslo, Norwary – Vallehovin 
30 July – Oslo, Norwary – Vallehovin 
02 Aug – St. Petersburg, Russia – Palace Square 
04 Aug – Tallinn, Estonia – Tallinn Song Festival Ground 
06 Aug – Helsinki, Finland - West Harbour 
08 Aug – Gothenburg, Sweden – Ullevi 
09 Aug – Gothenburg, Sweden – Ullevi 
11 Aug – Copenhagen, Denmark – Parken 
13 Aug – Prague, Czech Republic – Chodov Natural Amphitheatre 
15 Aug – Warsaw, Poland – Bemowo Airport 
18 Aug – Munich, Germany – Olympic Stadium 
20 Aug – Ljubljana, Slovenia – Hippodrome (CANCELLED) 
22 Aug – Budapest, Hungary – Kincsem Park 
24 Aug – Belgrade, Serbia – USCE Park 
26 Aug – Bucharest – Parc Izvor 
29 Aug – Sofia, Bulgaria – Vasil Levski Stadium 
01 Sep – Tel Aviv, Israel – Yehoshua Gardens 
02 Sep – Tel Aviv, Israel – Yehoshua Gardens

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