Winter Moods concert postponed

A. Farrugia

Jul 26th 2010, 11:19

Some facts:
1) Whenever an open air concert is planned, adverse weather conditions can have an impact on the success or otherwise of the said concert.
2) ALL tickets are bought subject to the organisers' terms & conditions. Flip over your ticket and read. See that clause that says the organisers can and WILL postpone/cancel the concert if unforeseen circumstances take place that necessitate such action? That alone says a lot. Also, some have clauses that say that the organisers are not bound to give refunds and/or organise another concert. So before buying, analyse these terms. If you don't want to risk, don't buy a ticket.
3) Those complaining about the effect of wind on concerts, have you forgotten what happened at Fra Ben when a girl ended up paralysed due to scaffolding falling over? What would you have said had such an accident happened again? Surely: "The concert had to be cancelled / postponed!!" Be consistent and appreciate the fact that no one likes postponing concerts, especially those organising and performing in them.
4) I'm confident (hopeful) NNG, as a business, will consider giving refunds and/or replacement ticket to other concerts - it's in their business interest.

Maria S. Anastasi

Jul 26th 2010, 07:46

Why all this fuss???? These postponments of concerts for one thing or another happen worldwide.

I surely think that the organisers do have a big headache regarding all this. They would have preferred that everything ran according to schedule but all these changes had to be done to ensure excellent performances. That's professionalism! Definetely, this change is going to incur extra costs on the organisers themselves.

P.S. I have nothing to do with NNG, but when such things happen, I do my thinking and analyse!

Jeffrey Zammit

Jul 25th 2010, 22:32

All these postponements due to strong winds!!! I just hope that Mr.Piano takes a note of this. This is a taste of what we are going to get in an open air theatre. Joseph Calleja are not ready to continue in strong winds ... and well amidst petard acoustics.

Emanuel Magrin

Jul 25th 2010, 21:34

@ G Bonnici.

You are entitled to your opinion but I dare say that you are very wrong. Winter Moods are not over rated as you say. They are a very good rock band who through their compassion raised thousands of Euros to help animal sanctuaries in Malta through SOLD OUT concerts and SOLD OUT CD.s I augure a brighter future to these highly talented musicians.

G Bonnici

Jul 25th 2010, 21:15

Winter Moods are soooooo very much over rated. I've been listening to rock music (and not only rock) for at least 25 years now .... and so I can compare quite well with the scores of bands I know .... I can honestly say that I don't find anything original or admirable in their music, sound, lyrics or even look. Not that they're bad, but nothing artistic or original that's all. Like Ira Losco the wannabe Rock Star ! hehee.... Having said that, I hope that they have a good concert and a great time with all their fans.

M PORTELLI

Jul 25th 2010, 20:20

Are children allowed to Wintermoods concert? Any tickets left pls?

Darren Galea

Jul 25th 2010, 20:14

veru pajjiz tal mickey mouse hawn ta basta jamlu id dati daqsekk mort kuncerti ta l nng ax miex kumpanija serja ghalija

Ian Sant

Jul 25th 2010, 18:29

I am sure that Winter Moods are not happy with this.. as usual in Malta , First preference is always to the foreigner, I did not plan to attend the Wednesday Concert but for sure I will be there next Friday, to support the best talent ever in Malta and 100% Maltese... Have we ever seen any of the foreign acts supporting charity acts locally ?? NO have we ever seen Winter Moods?? Yes!!! every week. THEY DESERVE US THERE NEXT FRIDAY ….. AND WE OWN THEM... 25 years of great music... and Friends.. Friends for ever........

Giovanni Barbaro-Sant

Jul 25th 2010, 17:09

O' Bros & Sisters (that includes other brethren with a loose canon)...plllllllease...lets think b4 we shoot! Postponed NOT cancelled!!! My sypmpathy goes to those who have other commitments on both rescheduled dates; personally i had pencilled both events months ago as a must go...now be it public safety or otherwise - lets not squabble further and hail the organisers' degree of responsibility...what worse a scenario if any of the activities were to be cancelled? Those of us who still can: Lets make it an epic concert for Calleja, WINTER MOODS and the other local participating bands - all deserve our support.

Michael Attard

Jul 25th 2010, 16:49

:-O !! Malta's national hobby ... Min jeqred l-iktar! Eqred ha tinqered! :S

sam galea

Jul 25th 2010, 16:34

is this band so overrated? whe is bon jovi coming to malta?

J.Mifsud

Jul 25th 2010, 15:41

I am disgusted and disappointed,as we cannot make it on Friday, as we are going abroad. What am I going to do with the tickets? will I get a refund?

m farrugia

Jul 25th 2010, 15:40

james agius what has astrid to do with all this grow up please

Lawrence Calleja

Jul 25th 2010, 15:26

What does Lorenzo Piano theatre at Freedom Square got to do with the Winter Mood concert? I pity all those who continue to prove their wrong interpretation of events by mixing issues. For me, the proposed Piano theatre is a monument in itself. We do not need another closed theatre. We already have one at Manoel's theatre, Valletta. Who needs another enclosed one. The new open proposed theatre was an excellent idea as this will serve as a historical monument of the old theatre that was destroyed during WW2. As for the Winter Moods and Calleja's concerts, these should have been held in an enclosed theatre and not in the open air.

Karl Consiglio

Jul 25th 2010, 15:22

Winter Moods concert should be in Winter, not Summer, as the name suggests.

S. Fenech

Jul 25th 2010, 15:00

This does not make sense at all. Due to Joseph Calleja's concert postponement, Winter Moods's concert is going to be postponed too. Don't you think that it should have been Calleja's concert only which should have been postponed instead of both?!! What about the people who bought the tickets for both concerts and cannot make it on the new dates and what about those who may have come from abroad to see the concert and have to return back to their country, (especially Calleja's, who is well known internationally)?

Luke Gatt

Jul 25th 2010, 14:26

NNG did the right thing, why? Well Winter Moods will be using a different stage , setup and different PA system. This is because the Winter Moods concert is a rock concert whilst that of Joseph Calleja is a Classical one!

NNG can not possibly arrange everything in a night (sound checks and so forth) , hence the next logical thing to do was to postpone the Winter Moods concert so that they can set up the stage as required.

PS. I do not work with NNG.

Chris Chetcuti

Jul 25th 2010, 14:17

Amateur all the way. Only in Malta.com.

As regards to the numerous tickets sold lets not forget the numerous freebies and get 2 for the price of 1 from Vodafone.

P Micallef

Jul 25th 2010, 13:56

This was not a concert on a boat or by the sea.

I called on site and there was no danger on the fosos yesterday at 8pm. San Publju still there in fact.

All that dooming and glooming blogging (sound aside) of yesterday and Friday was all for nothing.

Have a nice weekend to all!

James Agius

Jul 25th 2010, 13:44

AStrid.... we need you to keep soldiering on.

You are the only voice of reason and common sense. Another open theatre in Valletta will be a waste of 80 million euros.

Please help us use our taxes in a better way.

I would like your comments on this subject and thank you for all our help.

j.Schembri

Jul 25th 2010, 13:43

there is also another concert on the same day that Wintermoods are playing by BRIKKUNI. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=100127516709741&ref=mf#!/event.php?eid=100127516709741 for more info. cheers

Alan Micallef

Jul 25th 2010, 13:40

"NNG Promotions said that this decision was being taken to ensure that concert was not compromised in anyway" - please elaborate.

Carmel Borg

Jul 25th 2010, 13:33

Sorry to get the politicians into this..... but i have to.

So, Dear Prime Minister and all in favour of an open air theatre in Valetta.......can you take a leaf out of this chaos caused by the winds to the Joseph Calleja and Winter Moods concert?

Se nispiccaw nonfqu xi 80 miljun Ewro biex nuzaw it-teatru dabtejn fis-sena: meta ma tkunx ix-xemx, ma tkunx umdita, ma jkunx ir-rih... daqt nitolbu x-xemx ma titlax biex forsi nkunu nistghu nuzaw it-teatru ta' Piano

Edwin Mifsud

Jul 25th 2010, 13:26

Winter moods concert got postponed because the Joseph Callejja concert got postponed because of bad weather conditions.

Those who still favour the Piano Theater stand up and say "ME". Then you can remburse Malta's coffers with €80,000,000.

Joseph Camenzuli

Jul 25th 2010, 13:11

This is outrageous and will definitely prove to be a huge dent in NNG's reputation. This is lack of professionalism on their part. They didn't have equipment to cater for the possibility of strong winds and they didn't even have a plan B! Worse still, they're now postponing another concert because of it. This is utter disrespect for paying customers and utterly shameful. Let's hope, at least, they have the decency to hand out refunds.

Gabriel scicluna

Jul 25th 2010, 12:51

tac cajt e, alfejn ma baqax l-erba kif kien, em xi raguni? ghax issa xtrajna it tickets imma il gima ma nistawx imorru. dan mux gurnata em differenza setaw hallewh kif kien