The video finally ended and the stage lit up, then the same video started again, then cut out. About 2 minutes into the VT Michael Jackson appeared on screen, a clip of the explosion from the Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough Short film and the crowd gave an overwhelming cheer, although it was short-lived as we were back to another three minutes of being told how great Quincy was, courtesy of archived interviews.
The show opened with a self-gratifying video about how ‘incredible’ Quincy was deemed as told through some vintage footage of Oprah, when she was still mildly relevant and Bono from U2. Pulling on my Michael Jackson ICON t-shirt, I was ready to get this over with as my friends and I took to the O2 with our expectations dragging behind us.ĭrinks in hand, we took our seats and waited to see how this would unfold. Quincy continues to not mention Michael, even when promoting Michael Jackson’s albums, so we decided not to mention Quincy. We decided we were going to call this a ‘Michael Jackson Celebration’. With AXS tickets and Senbla, the promoter, flat out refusing refunds, I decided to go, have a few drinks and just bitch about it with my friends. £100 a seat does not come easily when you aren’t going to get what you paid for. I’d liken it to booking to test drive a Ferrari, only to be presented with a Skoda and told “Well you’re still test driving a car, so what’s the problem?’.Īnyone who follows me on twitter will have seen my many attempts to get my money back for the tickets. The promoters ignored requests for clarification or refunds insisting the show ‘hadn’t changed’, except it had.
Originally billed as Quincy Jones Presents ‘Off The Wall, Thriller, BAD, three iconic albums – Back to Back’, the show was later changed after tickets had been sold to ‘Quincy Jones Presents Soundtrack to the 80s’. Last night was the Quincy Jones Presents show at London’s O2 Arena.
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