Bates Student: News: Lenny Kravitz concert cancelled

- October 9, 1998

Lenny Kravitz concert cancelled

By MATTHEW EPSTEIN
Staff Editor

Next weekend's planned concert by Lenny Kravitz has been canceled due to poor ticket sales and "general lack of interest" according to Chase Hall Committee President Jen Lemkin.

"We were approached by [Kravitz's] agent... he gave us the option to back out of the concert," said Lemkin. "They tracked ticket sales, and it wouldn't be good for Lenny, he doesn't want to play in front of [only] 800 people."

The "difficult decision" was made because "it was gonna hurt us financially," continued Lemkin. She went on to explain that the loss that the concert was going to cause would have seriously damaged CHC's ability to put on any other events, such as the Halloween Party, throughout the year.

Lemkin was uncertain of what CHC would be able to offer as a replacement during the upcoming Back to Bates Weekend, of which Kravitz's' concert was supposed to be the centerpiece. "We are trying to pursue other options... we definitely want to do something."

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