Timbaland Tour Postponed

Well here’s some news that has been brewing for some time. Timbaland’s postponed his Australian tour. Again.

This unbelievable second postponement comes just days before the tour was scheduled to kick off in Sydney. What gets me is that he’s not even trying to come up with a flaky excuse. Yes he booked a show in Poland which clashed with the Melbourne gig, but that was right near the end of the tour! But given that, it made a lot more sense to postpone Poland than the entire Australian run. Surely Australian fans deserve better than being let down again and again (and again).

Ticket holders can hang on their tickets in the vain hope that this overhyped producer will eventually grace us with his presence. Or they can do the smart thing and hand them in to their ticket provider for a full refund.

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Timbaland Takes Nessa Morgan on Tour

The chances of Timbaland playing Melbourne on August 22 as promised have just gotten a little stronger with word he’s booked soul star Nessa Morgan as a support act.

Timbaland’s Aussie dates were called into question when it was revealed he’s got a gig in Poland scheduled for the same day as the Melbourne show.

European promotion of the Polish show is still going ahead, but I think we’ve got the upper hand. Melbourne is one of 10 shows arranged for Australia and New Zealand, while the Polish gig is the only European date announced.

With the date of the double-booked show drawing ever closer I guess we’ll find out the mega-producer’s plans soon enough!

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Mary J Blige Tour Off, Timbaland in Doubt

We’re not really having the best of luck with hip hop artists! Today news broke that Mary J Blige’s tour has been cancelled and Timbaland’s tour is in doubt.

Mary J was originally supposed to play here last month, but the dates were rescheduled until November. Now they’re off all together, with the official reason being “rescheduling issues surrounding Mary J Blige’s existing international tour schedule and personal commitments.” You know the drill, the same sort of garbage excuses international bands always give.

If it’s any consolation, it sounds like Aussie promoter Michael Chugg did everything he could to make this tour happen.

“We have been in constant contact with Mary’s management and have tried a number of alternatives to make this work, which is why it’s taken a bit of extra time to announce an update. I want to take this opportunity to thank all of Mary’s supporters who got behind this tour and called my office every day waiting on news.

“I want them to know that we will get Mary to Australia one day and I hope it will be soon, she is a superstar. I’ve seen it before and it’s time for Australia to get a taste too. I know her fans will hang in there and when she finally gets here, baby, it’s going to be huge!”

Mary J Blige ticket holders should take their tickets to their point of sale for a refund.

Now onto that Timbaland news. The confusion here arises because it seems he’s double-booked himself. Apparently the Melbourne and Auckland dates clash with shows in Poland and Finland. Now that’s a bit of a pickle!

A statement on the Finnish promoter’s website says “It is now confirmed by Timbaland’s management that they will be doing the European shows and not the Australian tour.”

Yet the Australian publicist Petrina Convey told Undercover that “At this point in time, as far as we know the Australian tour is still happening. The promoters have been trying to get in contact with Timbaland’s management for the last 48 hours.”

You’ve got to worry when management are off the radar for that period of time, don’t you? Stay tuned for more news on this tour!

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Timbaland Announces Aussie Tour

Megastar producer Timbaland has announced a whistle-stop tour of Australia this July.

He’s had a meteoric rise topping the Aussie charts with Madonna, Justin Timberlake, One Republic, and Keri Hilton.

There’s no denying he’s very good at what he does, but I can’t help thinking that seeing him without all these singing stars is going to be a massive letdown! It’s one thing to see a guitar legend like Santana without Rob Thomas, Steve Tyler, and Michelle Branch, but seriously … what is he going to do without the big names to back him up?

If you’d like to find out make sure you check him out at the following shows:

12 July 2008 – Challenge Stadium, Perth
16 July 2008 – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
19 July 2008 – Entertainment Centre, Sydney

Ticketmaster will sell Sydney tickets and Ticketek will handle Perth and Melbourne. They go on sale on June 10.