Antonello Venditti concert postponed

Organisers Standout Events have announced that an upcoming concert by acclaimed Italian singer-songwriter Antonello Venditti, originally scheduled to take place tomorrow - August 24 - at MFCC, Ta' Qali will now be moved to September 1 "as a sign of respect national mourning on Friday and Saturday following the passing away of former Prime Minister Dom Mintoff".

A representative for Stand Out Events has assured all prospective audience members that any tickets purchased for the August 24 event will remain valid for the new date, and that the concert will take place at the same venue.

The concert, which will also feature local act Winter Moods, will begin at 20:00, with Venditti expected to take the stage at 21:30 following a performance by Winter Moods.

Anybody unable to attend the concert at the rescheduled date will be given a full refund. For details on this, contact Ticketline through [email protected] or contact Standout Events on 27 450000 or [email protected] .

"Standout Events apologises for any inconvenience caused, but felt it was appropriate to move the date of the event given the events happening in Malta over this weekend. Standout Events thank first and foremost the management of Antonello Venditti for providing an alternative date within the singer's Unica tour schedule, as well as thanks to MFCC, sponsors and the media for supporting this change of date," Antonella Vassallo, Director of Standout Events said.

Venditti had visited Malta for a press conference last June, where he described Malta as "one of the most important countries in the world".

"You can speak any language in the world when you're in Malta, and you'll be understood. It's a magical place, and it's a place where people can live well - which is rare, because out in the world, people aren't living well," he said.