Hungarian police are investigating the organizers of a concert billed as starring Liza Minnelli after the U.S. actress and singer was replaced at short notice by Bonnie Tyler. "The Budapest police ... launched an investigation today to see whether the suspicion of fraud is founded," police spokeswoman Szilvia Nagy told Reuters. "If (the organizers) knew there would be no (Liza Minnelli) concert and still sold tickets, there may have been fraud." Media reports said Minnelli, who is not affected by the investigation, did not appear at Saturday’s concert because only a few hundred tickets were sold in advance. The investigation was launched after complaints by more than 70 ticket holders who said the price of their ticket was not refunded by the organizers. The tickets cost 10,000 forints ($49) to 35,000 forints, a relatively high price for a cultural event by local standards.
(I want my 10,000 forints back!) |