Michael Jackson tribute concert in Vienna canceled

VIENNA, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- A tribute concert for the late pop king Michael Jackson in Vienna has been canceled, the concert organizer told a press conference Friday.

Pop star Michael Jackson waves to supporters as he leaves the Santa Barbara County Courthouse after he was found not guilty in Santa Maria, California in this June 13, 2005 file photo. Jackson died from a lethal dose of the powerful anesthetic propofol given in a cocktail of drugs, leading authorities to suspect his doctor of manslaughter, court documents showed on August 24, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

The concert, originally scheduled to be held in front of the Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna on Sept. 26, will be moved to London's Wembley Stadium next June, said Georg Kindel, the concert organizer.

The decision to move the concert out of Vienna was announced at the end of a week of speculation and reports that artists including Mary J. Blige and Chris Brown weren't available for the performance.

The city government of Vienna, which believed the concert could greatly boost tourism in the city, had pledged 600,000 euros (864,000 U.S. dollars) to the concert.

However, Vienna's Vice-Mayor Renate Brauner said on Friday the city would offer zero funds to the concert.