Thursday, October 05, 2006

Final confirmation: Marc Anthony won't perform in Gran Canaria and will perform in Tenerife

Finally, Canarias7 report, Marc Anthony will not be performing in Gran Canaria on October 19th, as had been announced by his record company (see this report).

The Puerto Rican singer will shortly commence his Spanish tour and, despite having originally been reserved for the date on October 19th in Gran Canaria, fans will have to "try their luck" in Arona, Tenerife, where - as reported earlier - he will be performing at the [somewhat grandly named] Estadio Olímpico Playa de Las Américas (Olympic Stadium of Playa de Las Américas), in Los Cristianos on that date.

The reason why the Gran Canaria concert is not going ahead, say Canarias7, is due to the "scarce institutional implication" that the promoters, MB Producciones, have found in the island. According to the promoters, the Gran Canaria Island Corporation had sought an agreement, in writing, for the concert to be celebrated in the Estadio de Gran Canaria and to be later shown throughout the world on MTV.

With a tone of some bitterness, they add, "Nevertheless, Tenerife have not only achieved the necessary assistance for the celebration of the concert, but also the Tenerife Corporation negotiated that it will be shown on MTV and, also that the the singer's wife, Jennifer Lopez, will perform, along with other international artists."

(Never mind Gran Canaria, think of all the money you've saved.)

Marc Anthony no actuará en Gran Canaria, sí en Tenerife