Dondontan

27 Mar 10, 14:17

Tom Jones ends concert at Resorts World abruptly, saying he’s unwell

SINGAPORE: Some 4,000 fans of Tom Jones were left disappointed on Friday evening when he ended his concert at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) abruptly after two songs.

Callers to the MediaCorp hotline said the concert started at 8.15pm.

They said the singer appeared on stage and sang two songs.

He then explained that he could not continue as he was not feeling well.

One concert—goer told MediaCorp: "Tom Jones said ’My voice isn’t good, I can’t continue. I hope we can do this again some time. Sorry’."

Five minutes later, an announcement was made explaining that the concert would be rescheduled.

A spokesman from RWS told MediaCorp that Tom Jones was ill.

RWS is discussing with the singer’s management to see if the concert can be rescheduled.

Details on ticket refunds will be available on RWS’ website and facebook page on Saturday.

RWS said ticket holders should hold on to their ticket stubs and added that it would honour all refunds. — CNA/vm

Arapahoe

27 Mar 10, 14:54

I think they need to take a step back.... slow down. Re-access the priority and work on problems one thing at a time.

It is clearly that they have too much problems and pack too much in a short period of time and rush thing thru for result.

jayh272416

27 Mar 10, 14:56

LOL.

i just knew RWS would be a failure.

Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1)

27 Mar 10, 14:57

nvm

go take a rest lar

Junyang700

27 Mar 10, 14:58

RWS should sue the fengshui masters. Such bad forecasts.

Within 1 week everything went wrong. What happens in 1 month?

Dondontan

27 Mar 10, 15:00

Originally posted by Junyang700:

RWS should sue the fengshui masters. Such bad forecasts.

Within 1 week everything went wrong. What happens in 1 month?

1 mth? More bad things will happen.

Clivebenss

27 Mar 10, 15:06

gunner77

27 Mar 10, 15:08

Very common la. When something just started surely got these failure one.

The singapore flyer also.

Mrt also.

Arapahoe

27 Mar 10, 15:11

Originally posted by gunner77:

Very common la. When something just started surely got these failure one.

The singapore flyer also.

Mrt also.

there are teething problems but structure problems should have found out before the opening....u know what i mean they should already start running the rides stress test the rides......

QX179R

27 Mar 10, 15:54

Tom Jones concert rescheduled to 1st April

Tom Jones has rescheduled his Singapore performance to next Thursday (01/04), after last night's abrupt end to his concert.

The 69-year-old Welshman sang just two songs in Resorts World Sentosa's Compass Ballroom, before announcing that he could not continue performing.

In a statement, the integrated resort said the singer has been diagnosed with Acute Laryngitis and under doctor's advice, he will remain in Singapore to recuperate over the next few days.

The singer and his management also apologized to all concert goers for the unexpected postponement of the concert.

Guests will be required to produce their ticket stub from the 26th of March concert for entry.

A full refund, including the $3 SISTIC booking fee will also be made available to guests who choose to give the concert a miss.

But the $1 handling fee will not be refunded.

-- 938Live

Louis888

27 Mar 10, 18:38

Chee Bye! These so-called international stars, especially the most popular ones like to do this sort of thing when they come to Singapore.

I wonder these entertainment companies bring in these singers when their hey-days are over.

The same thing happened when Elton John and Billy Joel came here to perform. Eveybody bought tickets.

Then suddenly, they cancelled leaving fans disappointed. What the fuck!

Our Asian stars are much more professional. They keep to their word.

sinicker

27 Mar 10, 19:07

he tired lah. airport go RWS. take ECP...

jam at marina bay IR site.
jam at lower delta road/telok blangah road junction
jam at sentosa gateway/telok blangah road junction

until he sick lah!

should tell him take the world-crass transport.

train to tanah merah, train to outram park, train to harbourfront, monorail express.

jayh272416

27 Mar 10, 19:10

April 1st.

Is that an april fool's joke for singapore?

charlize

27 Mar 10, 19:19

Nobody threw red underwear.

That's why.

Arapahoe

27 Mar 10, 20:30

Originally posted by Louis888:

Chee Bye! These so-called international stars, especially the most popular ones like to do this sort of thing when they come to Singapore.

I wonder these entertainment companies bring in these singers when their hey-days are over.

The same thing happened when Elton John and Billy Joel came here to perform. Eveybody bought tickets.

Then suddenly, they cancelled leaving fans disappointed. What the fuck!

Our Asian stars are much more professional. They keep to their word.

don't have to curse lah Tom jones is an old timer....first of all Tom Jones has no where else to go but was stuck in Vegas to make money attracting older audience.....

Elton john, Billy Joel all these are too old to perform they don't even perform that much in concert.....

TERMINATOR3000

28 Mar 10, 06:38

must be newater,pepper crabs,laksa ,chai png and frends that made him ill.

im surprised he is still alive and singing without getting bouts of diarrohea from newater

TTFU

28 Mar 10, 14:07

I guess the urge to gamble overcomed the urge to sing thats why.

tintinspartan

28 Mar 10, 14:38

Guys, i really hate you all not caring for Sir Tom Jones. I respect that singer because his music is good to listen to. So please, be considerate and just pray for his recovery for crying out loud. From the way i view it, i see only a few posts being caring to him. Please, he is old and when you are at old age, you tend to get sick. Tom Jones did a wise decision by stopping the concert not because he was selfish, but because of he was caring of his own health and he knew that if he didn't, things would be more worse like further dissapointment and a risk of more severe health problems.

So, i beg of you all to pray for his recovery and hope that he will perform better in his rescheduled performance.

TTFU

28 Mar 10, 15:11

If you take our trolling seriously then shame on you.

QX179R

28 Mar 10, 15:35

Tom Jones should have told fans he could not perform after they sacrificed so much

http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sgseen/what_bugs_me/345178/tom_jones_should_have_known_he_could_not_perform_stomper_says.html

QX179R

30 Mar 10, 00:19

Angry fan sues Tom Jones and RWS for abrupt end to concert

http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sgseen/this_urban_jungle/345848/angry_fan_sues_tom_jones_and_rws_for_abrupt_end_to_concert.html

TERMINATOR3000

30 Mar 10, 05:55

i bet suer must be same guy who tried to sue sgforum:)

TERMINATOR3000

30 Mar 10, 05:57

people probably sick n wanna lausai on stage also u wanna sue.....u funny people sue here n there are real fruit cakes!

QX179R

30 Mar 10, 11:34

Not right that Resorts World is flippant about Tom Jones concert being cancelled

http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sgseen/what_bugs_me/345922/not_right_that_resorts_world_flippant_in_response_to_tom_jones.html

QX179R

1 Apr 10, 22:36

Tom Jones scraps show

WELSH singing icon Tom Jones has cancelled his show at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) - again.

The 69-year-old singer's doctor has advised him against carrying on with the show on Thursday night as he 'could risk serious permanent damage to his vocals'.

Jones stopped his show after two songs there last Friday and has been diagnosed with acute laryngitis. He has been recuperating in Singapore since then. Thursday's performance was supposed to be his make-up show.

In a statement on Thursday, RWS said Thursday's concert had been called off due to Jones' being 'genuinely ill'.

'He stayed behind in Singapore with the full intention to perform for his fans. He was advised by his doctor only today against risking permanent loss of his vocals by staging the performance. We again apologise to our guests,' said Andrea Teo, RWS vice president of entertainment.

RWS assured patrons that full ticket refunds would be made. The management also apologised for disappointing Singapore fans and said it would try to reschedule the performances in the near future. Separately, Jones' management team also released a statement, saying that Jones' doctor had forced the star to cancel the concert.

'Sir Tom has been resting his voice all week in Singapore, with regular checkups with local specialists. Unfortunately, the doctors are nevertheless unable to guarantee that Sir Tom would be able to perform the full show tonight at 100 per cent vocal strength. In addition, they have warned that by performing, Sir Tom could risk serious permanent damage to his vocals.'

Meanwhile, an irate Indonesian concert-goer - one of 4,000 disappointed by Jones' walkout last Friday - has issued a letter demanding compensation from the singer and RWS, reported mypaper.

Mr Hotman Paris Hutapea, 50, a litigation lawyer and founder of law firm Hotman Paris and Partners in Jakarta, said his firm is preparing to file a civil suit against RWS, its agent in Indonesia and the singer.

He is also seeking compensation for his and his friend's expenses on flight, accommodation and transportation, and punitive damages of US$2 million.

He and his friend each bought a $368 concert ticket. He paid $540 for flights for both of them, and stayed two nights at the Mandarin Orchard Singapore. He told mypaper he was filing a civil suit because he wanted to teach the singer and the concert organisers 'a lesson'.

-- ST