Mariah Carey’s Hong Kong Show Canceled
October 26, 2006HONG KONG — Mariah Carey’s weekend concert was canceled Thursday because of 
poor ticket sales and what promoters said were the pop star’s "unreasonable demands."
Carey was to perform Saturday at an outdoor space near Hong Kong’s Central financial district. Promoter Concerts Asia said it had only sold 4,000 tickets, despite a "substantial" advertising campaign.
"We have decided to cancel the event effective immediately due to both the poor response of public ticket sales and also due to specific last-minute demands which we find wholly unreasonable and not with the best interests of Hong Kong, us and also the fans," said a statement posted Thursday on the promoter’s Web site.
Concerts Asia declined further comment, and contact information for Carey wasn’t immediately available.
Hits by the 36-year-old Grammy-winning singer include "We Belong Together."
© 2006 The Associated Press.
