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Posted on by Lauren Katulka

Wu Tang Clan and Lil Jon Announce Sydney Show, But Will It Happen?

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Remember we told you that Wu Tang Clan and Lil Jon would announce a Sydney show? Well it’s happened, with promoters confirming the bands will be at The Enmore Theatre on October 29.

The bad news is that we haven’t had a lot of notice, so tickets are on sale now. That’s right, now! So if you want to be at the show, I’d get to the Ticketek site ASAP.

The promoters seem confident that this show won’t fall through like Megarampage, but my reader Susie has raised an interesting point. Ghostface is named on the posters as a confirmed starter, yet his MySpace page says he’s playing in Colorado when he’s due here. Let’s hope this isn’t another one of those scheduling conflicts that hints at yet another hip hop act bailing on Oz.

Images used with permission from Chrissie Vincent Publicity and Newscom

Posted on by Lauren Katulka

Wu Tang Clan and Lil Jon Announce Show After Megarampage Cancellation

Megarampage may be off, but there’s some good news for hip hop fans. Wu Tang Clan and Lil Jon will perform their own show at Festival Hall on October 31.

Old school hip hop fans will be pleased to know that GZA, Raekwon, RZA, Ghostface, U God, and Inspectah Deck have all been given the all clear to appear. More members are still awaiting visas, so hopefully we’ll see the Wu Tang Clan in full force by the time Halloween rolls around.

This is shaping up to be a massive show, with more artists yet to be announced. The crew also plan to take this show on the road, so Sydney music fans should stay tuned!

Megarampage ticket holders can get a full refund from Ticketmaster, just in time to buy tickets to the Wu Tang Clan show. They’ll go on sale from Ticketmaster on Thursday, 15 October.

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Posted on by Lauren Katulka

Megarampage Gets the Chop After Poor Ticket Sales

The big budget Megarampage festival, scheduled to play Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium on October 31 has been cancelled. Apparently the event struggled to gain sponsorship and failed to sell enough tickets to be viable.

They had the bands, with The Offspring, Good Charlotte, Wu-Tang Clan, Lil Jon, COG, and Mammal all on the bill. They had that very cool nine-storey high BMX ramp, and the extreme sports talent in Danny Way, Bob Burnquist and Morgan Wade.

But one thing they didn’t have was the press coverage. Honestly, I hadn’t heard about the festival at all until Lil Jon was added to the bill a few weeks ago. Sure I’m not in Victoria, and there may have been better media coverage there, but as a blogger I aim to keep my finger on the pulse. If I didn’t know it was happening, what chance did the average fan have? Things were definitely picking up, with the festival publicised in both Rolling Stone and Blunt this month, but it seems like too little too late.

If you were one of the few folks with tickets, you can get a refund at Ticketmaster.

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