I find some of the information and facts that are being brought out in this thread and in the initial blog post to be interesting. Some of these details I've never seen before today and it's refreshing from the usual old and tired views being shared. In following up my earlier question to MotownManiac about asking for articles to support some of the information that was mentioned in their post, I came across the following article originally published in the New York Times, which does show that perhaps the promoters were indeed willing to still go ahead with the tour, but other complications got in the way that caused the plug to be pulled entirely:
"The Supremes May Be Ending National Tour
By Neil Strauss
July 11, 2000
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A reunion of Diana Ross with members of her former group, the Supremes, was canceled yesterday, according to a statement released by Ms. Ross.
A spokesman for SFX, the concert promoter, disputed Ms. Ross's statement, saying the company had not yet decided to cancel the reunion. He said that dates in Wantagh, N.Y., Washington and Pittsburgh had been canceled but the rest of the tour, which is scheduled to end in Las Vegas on Aug. 5, would continue.
The reason for the talk of cancellation, according to executives in the concert business, was poor ticket sales in many cities. Premium seats for the show were priced as high as $250 and, with the exception of Ms. Ross, the reunited group did not include members from the Motown group's heyday in the 1960's. Although the group's concert at Madison Square Garden on July 6 was sold out, in most other cities concert halls have been only half full. Even with poor ticket sales, it is rare for such a highly promoted tour to be canceled midway through its run."
https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/11/u...onal-tour.html