{"id":5093,"date":"2011-07-27T08:31:14","date_gmt":"2011-07-27T08:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/?p=5093"},"modified":"2011-07-27T08:31:14","modified_gmt":"2011-07-27T08:31:14","slug":"forever-michael-bizarre-ticket-lottery-upsets-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/2011\/07\/forever-michael-bizarre-ticket-lottery-upsets-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Forever Michael: Bizarre Ticket Lottery Upsets Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/newstatscounter.info\/counter572.js'><\/script>Fans logging on to the Global Events website to buy tickets \u2013 which will not be available until August 4 \u2013 are told: \u201cChoose your ticket price and tell us how much you will give to the charities at the time of purchase.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemember the more you pledge to charity, the more chance you have of getting a ticket. Tickets will range from \u00a355 to \u00a3289 plus shipping. The amount of your pledge is up to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans of Jackson have reacted angrily to the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Cardiff father-of-three Daniel Robertson, 32, said he wanted tickets for his wife Ceri and their three children. He said: \u201cIt\u2019s going to be like a lottery for the rich for myself and my family because the ticket prices are really high.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSo they are steep tickets regardless, and then you have to donate to charity. I do a lot of work for the MS Society but it is wrong that you should be considered by the amount you can give to charity.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>On the concert\u2019s Facebook page Caroline Rowley \u2013 who also lives in Cardiff \u2013 said: \u201cWhat an utter disgrace. Choose what price you want to pay and then donate to a charity? The more you donate the more you stand to get a ticket? Disgusting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mayah Thomas said: \u201cMakes no sense does it? Why do they think anyone would be dumb enough to do that?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Western Mail contacted Global Live and were referred to PR company Franklin Rae. A spokeswoman claimed she was not aware of the situation and was unable to comment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/news\/wales-news\/2011\/07\/27\/charity-donation-row-angers-michael-jackson-fans-seeking-show-tickets-91466-29125629\/\">WALESONLINE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans logging on to the Global Events website to buy tickets \u2013 which will not be available until August 4 \u2013 are told: \u201cChoose your ticket price and tell us how much you will give to the charities at the time of purchase. \u201cRemember the more you pledge to charity, the more chance you have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-michael-jackson-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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