Bon Jovi Show On Again - Pollstar News

A Bon Jovi concert scheduled for Vancouver, British Columbia’s Stanley Park that was called off over permit problems is back on track at the city’s Rogers Arena.

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In a statement to CTV News, Bon Jovi Manager Paul Korzilius called out the promoter of the initial show, Paper Rain Performances, for perpetuating “confusion and misinformation” just days before the show was to take place.

Paper Rain announced Aug. 17 that the Aug. 22 show in Stanley Park was canceled and a spokesperson for the band released a statement at the time explaining the promoter had failed to secure the correct permits for the show.

“We have recently learned that Paper Rain Performances has failed to get proper permits from the city of Vancouver, they have not procured staging materials and they have failed to pay staging, security, lighting vendors, etc.

As such, they have not met their contractual obligations,” the statement said. Paper Rain responded in a statement to the Vancouver Sun that it had requested a postponement of the show but it was “unable to gain the agreement of the artist’s management at this time regarding this postponement. We remain hopeful that a future date can be confirmed.”

The promoter was expected to pay around $60,000 in rental fees for use of the park for the concert, the Sun said. Paper Rain had also pledged to donate up to $100,000 from ticket sales to an educational charity in Ethiopia. Two days later, Paper Rain announced it was filing for bankruptcy.

In a statement to CTV, the promoter laid the blame on slow ticket sales for the concert and a lack of cooperation from Bon Jovi’s team in promoting the show.

“The reality is that not enough tickets were sold to cover the cost of the artist and band’s fee, much less the other substantial costs involved,” the company said. “We were not allowed access to the artist for media interviews. We repeatedly requested access to collateral and marketing support materials but were advised that such materials did not exist.”

The Rogers Arena show will be open to all fans that purchased tickets to the Stanley Park concert. Korzilius’s statement continued that “through it all, it has been Jon’s main concern that he find a way to make good on that promoter’s failed attempt to put on the show. Finally, the stage is set and we can confidently announce that all proper pieces are in place for a great show.”