Aerosmith are facing what could become a string of lawsuits from their fans for cancelling a gig in Hawaii.
The band were due to conclude their six month world tour at the War Memorial Stadium in Wailuku last month, but pulled out at the last minute citing "scheduling conflicts". The band apologised to fans saying that their schedule didn't allow the time required to get all their kit to Hawaii. They played their finale show in Chicago instead.
But now a group of fans are pursuing legal action against the band, claiming the last minute cancellation meant they were out of pocket because in addition to the cost of the ticket for the concert (which will be refunded, of course) they had already spent money on travel and accommodation which they can't reclaim.
One lawyer, a Brandee Faria, is now representing some of those fans, and is suing the band for $1000 on behalf of one Lisa Sanchez, who claims she lost $120 on plane tickets that became redundant after the gig was cancelled. Should Faria and Sanchez be successful, that could open the band to similar lawsuits from any of the other 20,000 ticket holders for the Hawaii concert, which could prove very expensive.