Jacksons get ready for their tour

[smark21]

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/06/20/us/ap-us-music-jacksons-tour.html?ref=us

[jobeterob]

Basically, the following probably means that the tour tanked and everyone is short of money; I wonder if they went running to Katherine for money. Instead of recording the album Jermaine mentions, I guess they decided to have a "family feud".


After the 27-date trek was announced in April, 11 stops were canceled, including shows in Cincinnati,Washington, D.C., and Dallas. Tickets for some performances, including L.A., have gone for as much as 66% off on discount sites such as Goldstar. The Greek Theatre, which seats 5,900, is still not sold out. The trek wraps up July 29 in Snoqualmie, Wash.

Jermaine says the slashed dates are not a result of low demand but, rather, a conscious decision to cut tour time in order to record the follow-up to their last album together, 1989's "2300 Jackson Street." "The whole thing was about doing small, up-close and personal venues. When we first started, we wanted to do a few dates," Jermaine said. "[The tour organizers] threw a whole bunch at us."