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Parallel release statement about Cartel tour cancellation
Parallel Touring have released their offical statement regarding the sudden cancellation of US pop rock band Cartel's tour, blaming poor ticket sales and miscommunication between the company and the bands involved.  The tour was to begin tomorrow in Brisbane, and was to be the band's first Australian appearance since Soundwave 2008. Read the official statement below:"As few may already be aware, the Cartel Headline Tour has indeed been cancelled. Parallel found out via a Facebook update from the band, hours after the announcement. Parallel had been in contact with 4 parties within their management and booking agency regularly, and everything was more than in motion to make the Tour happen.Our sincere apologies to anyone who bought a ticket, they will receive a full refund at their point of purchase in the next few days, those who bought one via a credit card should have the amount refunded back through the same channels it was paid.Although we must say, it does seem that more peopl...
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Cartel cancel Australian tour
Cartel has just announced that they have unfortunately had to cancel the bands Australian tour. A statement from the band reads: "Hey everybody, Bad news is never easy to put into simple phrases; but, unfortunately, I must do my best. It is with a heavy heart that we must relay the news that we are forced to cancel our Australian 'In Stereo' tour. The promoter we were going through completely screwed everything up and there's no way to rectify the mistakes that were made in time to make it happen. We had been trying to finalize flights/permits/backline (all of which the promoter was to handle) for over 2 months and only heard from him intermittently (and never with any real information), until recently when we didn't hear at all. We apologize for all the headaches and bum outs that this will cause and we're frantically looking for ways to make it up to all our friends in Australia. It's sad that one person in the chain blew it for everyone involved but it just so happens to be the ...