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66 SEPTEMBER 2010

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TOUR CANCELLED

TICKET PRICES SLASHED

Bon Jovi’s promoters slashed prices to get people in to buy beer and merch; Christina Aguilera suddenly remembered a prior engagement and cancelled a tour.

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