Britney Coming to Australia - Biggest Aussie Post (ANother one) - Page 2 - Eternal Allegiance

TeensNQueens · 04-10-2002, 01:15 AM

*bump*

yeah i know

pinky and stinky no longer....my heart is breaking

and Kruza.....i will so be there with bells on!!!!!! what part of fox studios is it at do you know????

Diz_ea · 04-10-2002, 02:05 AM

From Teenhollywood.com

Spears Works PR Angle Down Under (Apr 8/02 9:00a by Christine Sams)

Britney Spears is planning an extended public appearance in Sydney to make up for her erratic behaviour towards fans in London.

Spears was howled down by critics in Britain after she arrived hours late to the "Crossroads" premiere in London, and ignored fans who had travelled from across Britain to see her. But sources close to the singer have revealed she will use her appearance in Sydney on April 18 to make amends with fans and restore her clean-cut image in the press.

Spears is booked to walk the red carpet for the premiere of "Crossroads" at Fox Studios, and she will be in Sydney for only one day. But it is believed she will conduct an extended meet-and-greet with fans before the main event.

"Because of what happened in London, it makes sense for her to try to rectify things," a music industry insider said.

"Her American management are yet to confirm it publicly, but they're looking at the Sydney appearance as a good opportunity for her to win back some fans."

Spears's visit is being organised by Roadshow Film Distributors but her Australian-based publicists are yet to receive confirmation of her demands for the trip. "The final details of her visit have not been confirmed," Roadshow's Tom Roache said.

But the princess of pop is expected to have a queen-sized entourage for her three-day Australian visit. When she arrives in Melbourne next Tuesday, she will be accompanied by more than 20 people, but her on-again, off-again boyfriend Justin Timberlake won't be one of them. Her role in "Crossroads" has received mixed reviews from critics in Britain, but it looks as though the film won't be instantly classified as a pop star shocker.

"It is a million miles away from the Mariah Carey Glitter fiasco," London's Mail On Sunday reviewer Matthew Bond said. "Britney will definitely act again - only next time hopefully with more clothes on."

Quant · 04-10-2002, 02:14 AM

Extensive "Meet & Greet" ! Woohoo!

So what's the procedure to be at the red carpet? Can I just rock up or what? What time? I suppose I need to be there like all day? I have to schedule my fligh...

04-10-2002, 03:23 AM

I'm so going!! heheh
Hey is She coming Thursday or Tuesday to Sydney??
Thursday's better for me cos I finish Uni at 11

04-10-2002, 08:13 AM

So will she be coming to melbourne?

And how would i go about getting a ticket for the premiere screening?

18th is Thursday that she is in sydney for so does that mean she will be in Melb for the weekend?

Also for WWF fans, Vince, Stacy and Mark Henry will be at Virgin Megastore in melb this Saturday 13th April @ 1:30

Diz_ea · 04-11-2002, 12:29 AM

Spears to ditch media for fans on Aussie visit

Britney Spears will ditch the media during her Australian visit, opting instead for a rare one-off public performance in her bid to make up lost ground with fans.

Spears, 20, has been facing growing criticism for shunning fans during recent promotional tours.

Sources within the Spears camp said she had scrapped plans for a media conference and one-on-one interviews in Melbourne next week. Instead, she will make a whirlwind visit to Sydney on Thursday.

The one day Sydney visit would comprise a rare public appearance at which she is expected to perform three of her songs live at Fox Studios, and an appearance on the red carpet for the premiere of her new film, Crossroads.

Late last month, even Australian pop princess Kylie Minogue became a Spears critic, after the US star was booed during a recent promotional appearance in London.

A spokeswoman said security concerns had prevented Spears from spending much time with about 3,000 fans who had waited hours for her brief appearance outside the Odeon Cinema in Leicester Square.

Some fans were reduced to tears after Spears arrived an hour late and went inside after waving to the crowd for only a few minutes.

A few days later, while collecting her award for best international artist at the Capital FM Awards in London, Minogue spoke out about Spears' advisers.

"Her PRs have pushed her in the wrong direction and she is being misguided," Minogue said.

"Britney's been in the business a long time and she should know the ropes by now."

During her last visit to Australia, late last year, Spears was also on the receiving end of media and fans alike after she jetted into Sydney, the morning after the September 11 terrorist strikes on the US.

Her promotional visit gave Spears' fans little opportunity to catch a glimpse of her.

To make things worse, she was pictured during her visit with a half-empty bottle of Coke, the fierce competitor of her multi-million dollar sponsor, Pepsi.

From the Herald Sun

Britney stays away (11apr02)

POP princess Britney Spears has snubbed Melbourne fans by backing out of a visit next week.

The singer was supposed to be in town on Tuesday to promote her debut movie but changed her mind at the last moment.
Spears will still be attending the movie's Sydney premiere on Wednesday night

Quant · 04-11-2002, 01:40 AM

OK here is the low down. I emailed Fox Studios today and this is what I got in reply:
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Dear Kozo,

Thank you for your email regarding the premiere of Brittany Spears' new film Crossroads. The premiere will take place at Hoyts on Thursday 18th April. She will perform a few new songs on the showring (the oval opposite Hoyts) at 3pm, and her premiere will commence at 7pm. Anyone is free to come and watch the performance along with the stars walking up the red carpet afterwards. Entry into Fox Studios is free of charge.

I hope this answers your questions, and if you would like further information please do not hesitate to contact us.

Kind Regards
Justina Hemperek
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It's good to know that these people even know how to spell her name

The note about her performance coincides with the previous post.

I'm flying out of BrisVegas and will be there hopefully before lunch.

Are any of you guys from the forum attending. It would be good to be in a group so that if anyone wanted to get drinks/food/refreshments or go to the loo during the vigil, we can all mind their spot.

Also is it school holidays in NSW next week? Wanted to know how much of a crowd there is going to be.

Kruza · 04-11-2002, 02:09 AM

thanx for da info quant...

yeh its school holidays next week....so its gonna be absolutely packed up to the rafters.....unless they don't advertise much....
cuz i haven't seen anything on tv.....

i was wondering if she is actually gonna see the movie?? cuz i wouldn't mind buying a ticket at the same cinema as hers

but that would be hard...and she'd prolly walk out anyway......

just walk past channel [v] hq then past sony shop....and on your right will be cinemas...on your left will be that show ring........
i'll be there with 4 of my matez..should be cool......but i wish they had done it during school....so we don't have any pre-pubescent ppl....(no offense to anyone under 13 her)

eaglehawk · 04-11-2002, 04:54 AM

Hi all! I've just joined - those of you at britneyspearsforum.com will know me by the same name. Hey Diz!

Anyway, I won a Hot30.com prize to be at the premiere in Sydney and I'll post extra details as soon as I know in this thread.

I think it's great that Brit is going to do a public performance. I know she is going to rock!

Pity about skipping Melbourne, though...

cinderellaprincess · 04-11-2002, 05:02 AM

i cant wait!!!!!! so is she coming 4 us in melbourne during the weekend....!?????? mad

ohh i cant wait. i hope she can sign at hmv in chadstone shopping or the city!!!!!!!! that would be so cool.