BIG Concerts CEO, Attie Van Wyk said, “We are absolutely devastated by the cancellation of these two bands. Not only have they not fulfilled their agreements with us, but they have let their South African fans down in the biggest possible manner. And all at the last minute, leaving us in an unfortunate position of not being able to find suitable replacements at such short notice.”
Zayd Abrahams, Coca-Cola™ Strategic Marketing Manager, said: “Coca-Cola Zero is disappointed by the withdrawal of The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and Bullet for My Valentine; we are however looking forward to the awesome performances from Oasis, Snow Patrol, and Panic! At the Disco and some of the best home brewed talent. All concert experiences that have been planned are going ahead and consumers can still expect a world-class production. “
Bullet For my Valentine apologised to their fans in South Africa. Matt Tuck says: “We're absolutely gutted to have to cancel these shows, we were proper looking forward to it, but we are really getting stuck in with writing new songs and we have a busy schedule to get everything prepared for recording the new album - which we are all really excited about!”
Fans have an added bonus this weekend, OASIS, SNOW PATROL and PANIC AT THE DISCO will play extended performances at Coca-Cola Zero Fest. The Fest has loads to offer this weekend - Big Sound, Bold Artists, Zero Heroes, Mist Angels, Chill Zones, Guitar Heroes and Zero Zones.
• There'll be 8 drum kits on stage.
• 130 Guitars will go through almost 2,000 guitar strings.
• 1,150 audio channels per show will be patched through the audio consoles.
• 24 kilometres of cabling.
• 37 trucks will be transporting the equipment between the two cities - Johannesburg and Cape Town.
• A line array sound system pushing out a potential 100,000 watts of sound will be used.
• There'll be 25 heavy duty industrial generators per site.
• Lights - 320 stage lights including more than 200 automated fixtures.
• Stage size for each city is 1775 square meters.
Ticketholders who no longer wish to attend the festival due to the withdrawal of Bullet For My Valentine and The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus have until Friday, 17th April 2009 to claim a refund by presenting their ticket at any Computicket outlet. Please note that the ticket needs to be in its original state with the ticket stub intact. No damaged, torn or altered tickets will be eligible for refunds. Fans who attend the festival will not be eligible for a refund.
COCA-COLA ZERO FEST IS THE PLACE TO BE THIS WEEKEND!
Friday, 10 April 2009 - Riversands Farm, Fourways Johannesburg
Monday, 13 April 2009 - Lourensford Wine Estate, Somerset West, Cape Town
Computicket Internet Site www.computicket.com
Computicket Call Centre 083 915 8000
FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO WWW.COKEZERO.CO.ZA or WWW.5FM.CO.ZA
