Jackson tribute concert postponed

Jackson's brother Jermaine said that too many top artists had been unable to perform at the event. "Numerous stars were just not able to change their schedules to make a live appearance at the Vienna event possible," said Jackson. The event had been due to take place on 26 September at the Schoenbrunn castle. Earlier, representatives for Mary J Blige, Chris Brown and Natalie Cole said none of the three would be at the concert, as previously announced. "Many artists and performers who I have spoken to personally told me that it would be a great honour to be part of this memorial concert for my late brother," Jermaine Jackson said.

However, due to the short time frame it was not possible for many of them to change their schedule so that they could be on stage in Vienna on 26 September, therefore we decided, after careful consideration, to change the date of the tribute concert to June 2010 - just a few weeks before the first anniversary of his untimely death. "Now we have eight months to put this monumental show together and not just eight weeks." Favoured venueThe organisers, World Tribute Productions, said all ticket holders for the Vienna concert would receive a refund. They told the BBC that Wembley Stadium was their favoured location for the June concert. Michael JacksonMichael Jackson performed at the original Wembley Stadium 15 times. Speaking at a press conference earlier this week, Jermaine Jackson told reporters that up to 25 performers had been lined up to sing in Vienna. Organisers had said they were expecting 65,000 fans at the Vienna show - paying up to 512 euro (£448) to attend.