VIENNA, Austria - Jermaine Jackson, co-producer of THE TRIBUTE, the City of Vienna and WORLD AWARDS MEDIA cordially invite you to the International Press Conference for the official presentation of THE TRIBUTE In Memory of Michael Jackson, the major international tribute concert to be held on September 26, 2009 in front of Schoenbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria.
The press conference will be held on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 11 a.m. at Vienna City Hall, “Volkshalle”, entrance Lichtenfelsgasse 2, A-1080 Vienna.
The panelists are:
+ JERMAINE JACKSON
The brother of the late Michael Jackson is the initiator and co-producer of this special tribute concert and responsible for the acquisition of the performing artists.
+ RENATE BRAUNER
The Deputy Mayor of Vienna has provided valuable support to insure the realization of THE TRIBUTE in Vienna.
+ GEORG KINDEL
The executive producer of THE TRIBUTE will produce the major international event, which will be broadcast globally on television.
+ CHRISTIAN BAHA
The founder and owner of the Superfund Investment Group is the Presenting Partner of THE TRIBUTE.
At the international press conference the artistic as well as the creative concept of THE TRIBUTE will be presented and names of some of the artists performing will be announced. Further press conferences are currently being scheduled for Berlin, London and Rome.
+ MORE THAN HALF OF THE TICKETS SOLD
The interest for THE TRIBUTE around the world is immense. The Internet server-cluster of WORLD AWARDS MEDIA - programmed to deal with 1 million hits - was overwhelmed at the initial start of ticket sales and was down for 28 minutes due to the demand. Ticket sales, as previously announced, will be in stages in order to prevent ticket scalping.
The entire first ticket contingent for THE TRIBUTE, this means half of all available tickets, has already been sold. September 1st the second stage of ticket sales has begun. Andreas Egger, managing director of “oeticket” which is coordinating the worldwide tickets sales of THE TRIBUTE stated that, “We expect the first categories to be sold out very quickly”.
Tickets for THE TRIBUTE are available via the Official Website www.tribute2009.com and at www.oeticket.com.
PRESS CREDENTIALS: Media representatives can register online at www.tribute2009.com/credentials.asp for THE TRIBUTE on September 26 2009 in Vienna.
Further information can be obtained at www.tribute2009.com
Contact: WORLD AWARDS MEDIA GmbH Nina Ellend / Head of Publicity Marc-Aurel-Strasse 10, A-1010 Wien Tel. +43-1-533-32-55-0 Fax +43-1-533-32-55-40 E-mail: n.ellend@worldawards.com Mag. Cecile-Veronique Kochwalter Press officer of Deputy Mayor, Mag. Renate Brauner Tel: +43-1-4000-81219 E-Mail: cecile.kochwalter@wien.gv.at
Source: WORLD AWARDS MEDIA GmbH
WORLD AWARDS MEDIA GmbH: Nina Ellend / Head of Publicity, Marc-Aurel-Strasse 10, A-1010 Wien, Tel. +43-1-533-32-55-0, Fax +43-1-533-32-55-40, E-mail: n.ellend at worldawards.com; Mag. Cecile-Veronique Kochwalter, Press officer of Deputy Mayor, Mag. Renate Brauner, Tel: +43-1-4000-81219, E-Mail: cecile.kochwalter at wien.gv.at
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