AEG Live Middle East managing director Thomas Ovesen has denied reports that the promoter has secured pop megastar Britney Spears for a Dubai performance later this year.In a bid to quash widespread rumours and refute the claims of some of the UAE’s major newspapers, Ovesen commented that such an event was “unlikely” to happen in the city, or anywhere in the Middle East.
“The logistical issues of bringing such a huge act to the Middle East would be extremely difficult to resolve,” he said in an exclusive interview with DPME.com.
“Even if we did manage to bring Britney Spears to the region, the ridiculous ticket taxation laws in Dubai would put the emirate at the back of the queue.
“Then, there are also the challenges of routing and finding an appropriate venue. There are very few venues in this region that could cope with such a large production.”
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