Jon Bon Jovi and his band are waiving their performance fee for a concert in Madrid as a gesture to their Spanish fans hit hard by the country's severe economic crisis.
MADRID (AP) — U.S. rock star Jon Bon Jovi and his band are waiving their performance fee for a concert in Madrid as a gesture to their Spanish fans hit hard by the country's severe economic crisis.
El Mundo newspaper and other media outlets said Thursday that tickets for the band*s sold-out concert June 27 cost between 18 euros ($23) and 39 euros, roughly half normal prices for such concerts.
The paper's website quoted the singer as saying they initially planned not to play Spain, fearing poor demand from cash-strapped fans.
But he told El Mundo, "I didn't want to let fans down" in a country he loved. So the band decided to drop their performance fee, meaning the ticket money will only cover the other costs of staging the concert.
