Olympiahalle-Munich closed until 19th of October

[Delphine]

It's not a joke !
The Olympiahalle is closed until the 19th of October due to some works on the structure.
Olympiapark München

They try to find a new date.

With the people who comes from aboard, it will be better to keep the same date but change the venue ...

[Scorplady]

Damn construction always takes more time than usual - even in Germany apparently.

Thank you for finding that - it makes sense that there are no tickets available too.

There surely must be another place in Munich that they can have the concert?

[oldscorpsfan75]

And no official news on this site,as always but the promoter/band don't think that some fans already organized the trip???? Fortunately I didn't buy the ticket for the flight...but WE MUST KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!!!

[Scorplady]

And no official news on this site,as always but the promoter/band don't think that some fans already organized the trip???? Fortunately I didn't buy the ticket for the flight...but WE MUST KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!!!

So sad that we do not have any news here. I guess they will wait until the problem is resolved and they can tell us where it's changed to.

It's not the band's fault or even Management that the Olympiahalle isn't available, but they need to let us know right away as to what will happen.

[diego18]

And no official news on this site,as always but the promoter/band don't think that some fans already organized the trip???? Fortunately I didn't buy the ticket for the flight...but WE MUST KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!!!

You're so right... I had flight already paid. I really hope they change the venue, and not the date, if the date is going to be changed, I have a ticket for the show to be sold

[Deleted User 13688]

GOSH, I HAVE FRIENDS GOING TO THIS SHOW, WOLFGANG PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE GET THE INFO THEY NEED FOR WHERE AND WHAT AND WHATEVER!!! SOME OF THESE FOLKS ARE TRAVELING THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF MILES!!! THERE MUST BE SOME SORT OF ANNOUNCEMENT QUICKLY!!!

[Nadin]

gosh, as usually each show I'm going to visit brings so many worries...so now this one..and it happend when I'm almost sure I'll be there... huhh...hopefully everything will be clear soon...fingers crossed for changing just venue, not date ( coz though for me it's not important - I'm flexible, and haven't bought flight tickets yet, but I understand worries of those who won't be able to come if there's a change in the date... )

DEAR SCORPIONS, I KNOW THAT YOU READ THE FORUM - SO PLEASE PLEASE IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU CAN DO NOT TO CHANGE THE DATE OF THE VENUE - PLEASE TRY TO DO IT, COZ U KNOW HOW MANY FOSERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE TRAVELLING TO MUNICH TO SEE YOUR SHOW!!! AND MANY OF THEM HAVE ALREADY BOUGHT THE TICKETS, PLANNED THER VACATIONS....PLEASE IF YOU CAN DO ANYTHING POSSIBLE, DON'T CHANGE THE DATE!! ( though, of course I understand that here there are so many factors, that don't depend on you, but still.... )

[vasi]

Sorry for re-posting this, but I am sure all of you want to know exactly what is going on

http://www.olympiapark.de mentions the following:

Farewell World Tour 2012 - Achtung: Olympiahalle bis 19. Oktober geschlossen!
Scorpions - Achtung: Olympiahalle bis 19. Oktober geschlossen!
"Ende Juni war es bei Arbeiten einer Fachfirma am „Beleuchtersteg“ (Traggerüst der Veranstaltungstechnik) zu nicht unerheblichen Schäden am Traggerüst gekommen. Die Beseitigung dieser Schäden hat nun doch nachhaltigere Auswirkungen auf den Sanierungszeitplan als erwartet. Alle Beteiligten waren davon ausgegangen, dass die Olympiahalle nach der veranstaltungsfreien Sommerpause wieder regulär bespielt werden kann. Jetzt hat sich allerdings herausgestellt, dass sich die Sanierungsarbeiten deutlich komplexer gestalten und hierfür ein längerer Zeitraum ohne Veranstaltungsbetrieb benötigt wird. Aus diesem Grund muss die Olympiahalle bis einschließlich 19. Oktober geschlossen bleiben. Die Olympiapark München GmbH steht mit den betroffenen Veranstaltern in Kontakt, um mögliche Ausweichtermine zu finden"

Basically, it says that the Olympiahalle is closed until October 19th, because of some repairs being done, following some mishap in June, which cause major damages. They thought it would be fixed sooner, but it won't. The end is what is worrying me - Olympiapark München GmbH is in contatct with the organisers of the show to find other possible dates.

I really hope they find a better solution - like another venue, instead of another date. I keep my fingers crossed!

[Deleted User 13688]

Matthias tells me that they all found out about this just yesterday....

"the information that the construction at the Olympic Hall is delayed, arrived yesterday. Promoters and all artists, including the Scorpions are not amused. We have to find an alternative plan, but it is too early to say.

I have to change my plans to have an event in the store in the afternoon of the same day, as well.

We are all hanging in there, waiting for a solution to show up.

Cheers,

Matthias"

[Delphine]

Matthias tells me that they all found out about this just yesterday....

"the information that the construction at the Olympic Hall is delayed, arrived yesterday. Promoters and all artists, including the Scorpions are not amused. We have to find an alternative plan, but it is too early to say.

I have to change my plans to have an event in the store in the afternoon of the same day, as well.

We are all hanging in there, waiting for a solution to show up.

Cheers,

Matthias"

Thanks Christy to asked Matt, I wanted to do it.

I really wish/hope they will find a solution with an other venue and not change the date. It will be the best for everyone.

[Nadin]

yeah thank you Cristy!! asking Matt was a really great idea!! thank you for posting his reply also!.. at least ow we have some info from one of the guys..and of course they are also not happy about this news...wel yep, still we only have to wait...still fingers crossed...

[Scorplady]

I've been thinking about the problem with Olympiahalle. Hopefully they are not contractually obligated to perform at the Olympiahalle. Meaning because the hall isn't available the contract they have with them is void.

If they are released from the contract, then they will have more chance to find somewhere else to go - but honestly on such short notice I'm a bit worried. About the only thing in my mind that would be doable would be to postpone the concert until December when they go to OberHausen too.

Not a great idea, but it's possible that they will do that. I hope not. I really hope there is another place they can perform that night in Munich instead - but is there?

[Deleted User 13688]

yeah thank you Cristy!! asking Matt was a really great idea!! thank you for posting his reply also!.. at least ow we have some info from one of the guys..and of course they are also not happy about this news...wel yep, still we only have to wait...still fingers crossed...

You're welcome, but after over 5 1/2 years, I ask MJ just about everything that is asked on this forum. Doesn't always mean he answers!! But he has been so good at answering a lot of questions that fans have asked on here and thru me. Like the smoking and the accident to his eye, etc. He doesn't answer as many as he used to, don't know why but it would be nice if he went back to the Q&A he used to do.
Let's just hope that they can find a different venue and tht he will still do an M&G and the interview we are wanting at MJG. Right Joanne, Curry and Gabi?

[Gabi6912]

Thank you for your help Christy.

I also hope that the date won't change, because okay, the hungarian Fos is going to trawel by car, so we don't have the flightbooking problem, but we have allready planned everything, and the date is perfect, because the show is at the weekend, the next day is at the weekend also to leave back home, so we should ask just one off-day, (ok, 2, because we want to leave on thursday), but not more, so our bosses wouldn't be pissed off.

[Delphine]

And why not a big open air at the Alliaz arena
It's free from the 10th to the 18th of october.

It could be occasion for the promoter to sell more ticket --> make more money

[HateToBeNice]

well maybe not the allianz aren, but the olympia stadium was used for concerts before
but it's maybe a little large

[MatthiasJabs666]

They can make Scorps sold out the stadium ! but if they want to take a decision, and make the show in the stadium, they must annonce this right now!
See the number of people who are still asking tickets for this show (hm) and the speed that this concert was sold out..
They can do this in the stadium

[Deleted User 13688]

Is the Olympia Stadium different from Olympiahalle? And if it's larger, they may lose a little money in the lease. However, at this stage of the game, what's more important; the fans or the money?!! hahahaha Oh wow!! Is that ever the million dollar question, yeah? ha

[HateToBeNice]

ok the olympiahalle is a hall for concerts with a capacity with not more than 15k

The Olympia Stadium is Football-Stadium, where C BAyern played beforde the Allianz-Arena was built

Acdc did a live dvd their

Watch on youtube.com

[Vero]

And no official news on this site,as always but the promoter/band don't think that some fans already organized the trip???? Fortunately I didn't buy the ticket for the flight...but WE MUST KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!!!

Maybe scorpions are not sure to fill the stadium, because it is quite larger than the Olympiahallle!
Ultimately everything is about money and pride.