I just got an e-mail from Midi organisers and Steve-o just put it in the comments a couple of posts below: Mr Big have had to cancel their appearance tomorrow at Midi Shanghai. Basically what happened was: Mr Big played Beijing Midi Festival last weekend and then packed their bags and headed off to Taiwan to play a show there. When they then tried to return to the Mainland for their show in Shanghai tomorrow, it emerged they didn't have multi-entry visas and so couldn't come back in. Whoops. They've not been able to work anything out last minute and thus their appearance in Shanghai is cancelled.
This is clearly a massive blow for Midi who had been selling the festival very much on the back of Mr Big's appearance - ticket prices were more expensive for the day Mr Big were scheduled to appear and the band's pictures were all over the promotional material.
The show will go on: the rest of Midi's line-up remains intact at the moment and the event is still due to run from tomorrow until Sunday in Pudong's Century Park with most of Shanghai's major bands, a couple of Beijing acts and a few imports from abroad. There's a line-up rundown from Mr Shapiro here and this is still a great opportunity to see a rock festival in the city so get out and support your favourite local bands.
Midi's full announcement:
紧急通知：美国Mr. Big乐队因签证问题被迫取消2011上海迷笛音乐节演出
2011迷笛音乐节组委会非常遗憾且万分抱歉地通知大家：
原计划于五月六日晚在上海浦东世纪公园参演2011上海迷笛音乐
具体原因为：
按照Mr. Big乐队巡演计划，
迷笛音乐节组委会在拿到中国文化部核发的Mr. Big乐队在华演出许可及相关外事部门核发的两次入境签证函后，
迷笛音乐节组委会再次对一直关注迷笛的广大观众致以最真诚的歉意
迷笛音乐节组委会
2011年5月5日
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