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August 15, 2003Tori Amos concert called offOfficial says there were just too many 'unresolved issues'INTERLOCHEN - Interlochen Arts Festival has canceled Tuesday's Tori Amos concert.It's the first time in the festival's approximately 20-year history that Interlochen initiated a cancellation of a major show, said Thom Paulson, vice president for radio and presentations. "We have had shows where an agent or artist pulled out at the last minute," Paulson said, "but we've never been in the position where we had to do that." Interlochen found itself in that position with Amos, Paulson said, because there were too many "unresolved backstage issues" that meant it wasn't clear "who was going to do what" to make Tuesday's show come together. "Some artists' contracts are pretty over the top in terms of what they expect in terms of support for the artist, and that's not unusual," Paulson said. "Tori Amos's expectations weren't unusual, but we amended the contract quite a while ago, and we haven't had any conversations since. "There were too many unresolved issues regarding the show and we felt it was the only thing we could do at this point. We've never done anything like this before. It's pretty irregular." More than half of the tickets available for the show had been sold as of Thursday's cancellation announcement. For information on how Interlochen is handling refunds, see today's Entertainment cover.
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