Fans already annoyed that Paul McCartney has cancelled his Melbourne show, supposedly in a mark of respect to the victims of the Bali bombing, are now getting angry after the gig's promoters failed to refund their booking fees. The media in Australia point out that with an average booking fee of $2 that if 35,000 tickets had been sold for the gig, as claimed, then promoters will pocketed $70,000.
Accusations are now being made that McCartney used the Bali attack as an excuse to cancel the gig after poor ticket sales. In an internet survey of fans only 8% said they thought McCartney made the right decision. 26% said they were "disappointed but understood" and 66% said they were: "mad as hell and not going to take it anymore".
McCartney is yet to comment on his critics in Australia.