Nine more concerts have been added to Jody Chiang’s (江蕙) farewell tour in response to overwhelming demand for tickets, organizers said yesterday.
Five more shows have been scheduled at the Taipei Arena — Aug. 15, Aug. 16, Aug. 21, Aug. 22 and Aug. 23 — and four at the Kaohsiung Arena — Sept. 4 and Sept. 11 to Sept. 13 — with a total of 90,000 tickets available, promoter Kuang Hong Arts Management told a press conference.
The tickets are to go on sale on Jan. 25 on the Web site www.jody-ticket.com.tw.
People who wish to purchase tickets should sign on to the Web site between 9am on Monday next week and 11pm on the following Saturday. Each person who registers is to be allocated a maximum of four tickets.
The announcement of the additional dates came after complaints when tickets for the original 16 concert tour scheduled to begin on July 25 quickly sold out.
Kuang Hong Arts Management, which operates the online ticketing Web site Kham Ticket, was widely criticized after its Web site and links to convenience store ticketing kiosks were overwhelmed during the three days that the original tickets were for sale.
Chiang did not attend yesterday’s press conference, but her manager, Eric Chen (陳子鴻), read a letter on her behalf apologizing for any inconvenience caused by the ticket sales.
“I again apologize to everyone on behalf of the ticket agent,” Chiang said.
“If you like to listen to me, I am happy to sing,” she said, thanking her fans for their support.
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