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Music festival ends on the wrong note
By Yao Min-G |
June 26, 2012, Tuesday
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THE Chengdu BigLove Music Festival concluded on Sunday amid speculation the organizer cheated performers and technicians out of money.
Chen Shu, who organized the festival, claimed a loss of more than 50 million yuan (US$7.85 million) on the four-day event, reported Western China City Daily, which is based in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province.
The festival was scheduled to have 100 performances including big names like China's rock legend Cui Jian and British band Suede.
A sound technician told Shanghai Daily many performers and technicians couldn't leave the hotel on Monday because the organizer had not paid their bill. He also said many musicians and technicians were not paid. He added that some performers and technicians "fled" the hotel and paid their own airfare to leave Chengdu.
"We took the emergency (hotel) exit and we were lucky to get in the bus with some other performers and staff members," he said.
He asked to remain anonymous because he "hasn't been fully paid and I still owe money to my friend, who I rented the equipment from."
After the festival ended, Chen told the Western China City Daily he would not leave Chengdu before settling all outstanding bills. He added that the festival was successful.
A report said attendance reached more than 30,000 on one of the four days, but ticket sales were as low as a few hundred a day since many people entered without paying.
Chen Shu, who organized the festival, claimed a loss of more than 50 million yuan (US$7.85 million) on the four-day event, reported Western China City Daily, which is based in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province.
The festival was scheduled to have 100 performances including big names like China's rock legend Cui Jian and British band Suede.
A sound technician told Shanghai Daily many performers and technicians couldn't leave the hotel on Monday because the organizer had not paid their bill. He also said many musicians and technicians were not paid. He added that some performers and technicians "fled" the hotel and paid their own airfare to leave Chengdu.
"We took the emergency (hotel) exit and we were lucky to get in the bus with some other performers and staff members," he said.
He asked to remain anonymous because he "hasn't been fully paid and I still owe money to my friend, who I rented the equipment from."
After the festival ended, Chen told the Western China City Daily he would not leave Chengdu before settling all outstanding bills. He added that the festival was successful.
A report said attendance reached more than 30,000 on one of the four days, but ticket sales were as low as a few hundred a day since many people entered without paying.
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