RUSH Fan Sues Over Canceled Chicago Show
July 10, 2010, 14 years ago
Rushisaband.com is reporting:
Earlier this week RUSH was forced to cancel their second show at the Charter One Pavilion in Chicago, IL due to inclement weather when heavy rains caused damage to some of their equipment. They plan to reschedule the show for sometime in early September. However a lifelong Rush fan who has filed a lawsuit against the band.
An excerpt from the Chicago Sun-Times reads as follows:
Christopher Langone, 42, a one-time Chicagoan who flew in from Upstate New York to attend the concert, filed a breach of contract lawsuit on Friday, saying the show was shut down because of the rain despite a ticket stub and other promotional materials saying calling it a "rain or shine" event.
"I traveled here to Chicago to see the show with old friends," Langone told the Sun-Times. "I've been a lifelong fan of Rush and we were very disappointed they canceled the show...especially when [the rain] stopped."He's filed a class action suit, not only seeking reimbursement for the ticket but also his airfare and other travel expenses.
Langone says he purchased six tickets - at a cost of $80 apiece - $250 airfare, and a round of beers he bought at Charter One Pavilion before the concert was called off.
He's perused the online fan forums and says he believes others are in the same boat.
While a new concert date hasn't been announced, Langone says a rumored reschedule date of September would be out of the question. He's a Ph.D student at Cornell University and will be back in class.
Asked about suing a band he has long enjoyed, Langone acknowledged: "It feels a little strange."
