No refunds for 15,000 Australian ticket holders after Candace Owens’ tour cancelled
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/24/candace-owens-tour-cancelled-australia-no-ticket-refunds-ntwnfbl
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zkfcfbzr@lemmy.world · 61 pts · 96d
She's an American conservative/fascist, and this was a speaking tour. The Australian government denied her VISA because she had the "capacity to incite discord", so the tour was canceled. But the tour was managed through a shell company that seems to have existed for essentially this exact eventuality: There are no refunds because the company is now bankrupt, and the money was successfully grifted.
PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 96d
A fool and his money are soon parted. I just fucking hate that this is going to end up funding the goddamn right wing conservative grift machine.
jdr@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 96d
I like to think I could "incite discord" if I really tried. I bet most people could!
GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 96d
Just shout "Linux and Star Trek sucks!" on Lemmy. Discord achieved.
fizzle@quokk.au · 5 pts · 96d
Events like concerts are often structured in this way to defray risks, even when organisers are genuine.
adarza@lemmy.ca · 35 pts · 96d
well, the ticket buyers got what they paid for in the end: shafted by the far-right.
deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz · 19 pts · 96d
From memory this is the second time her Australian visa has been denied (the first a few years ago) for the same reason.
So, caveat emptor as these
bagticket holders champion.youcantreadthis@quokk.au · 4 pts · 96d
But not when its me I deserve protections
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 96d
I've never heard of Candace Owens. How much are tickets for her concerts? $20? $200? Maybe a price without a 2?
Quokka@quokk.au · 19 pts · 96d
Candace Owens is a right wing grifter from the times of Charlie Kirk.
TallonMetroid@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 96d
Apparently also literally the only person in the world to actually care about him as a person. That tribute she put out after his assassination would have been quite touching if I didn't know they were both utterly shitty people.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 1 pts · 94d
Why would you watch it?
deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz · 13 pts · 96d
$88
fiat_lux@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 96d
Article link is broken in OP: working link
Also, not a concert, she only serves the bad kind of drone.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 96d
Damn, America really isn't sending its best.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 2 pts · 94d
A small bit of revenge for gifting us Murdoch
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz · 5 pts · 96d
Can'tdace Owens
themaninblack@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 96d
Sucked in!