Show canceled - singer rages Wendler comeback turns into a disaster
The "Schlager unter Palmen" festival on Crete had to be canceled by the organizers. There were protests because pop singer Michael Wendler was one of the headliners. Now Wendler is raging on social media.
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- Michael Wendler was supposed to perform at the "Schlager unter Palmen" festival on Crete in 2024.
- But the other artists who were supposed to perform at the same festival protested. Now the organizer has cancelled the festival, writes the German newspaper "Bild".
- Michael Wendler is angry. On social media, he comments on the cancellation. He finds the whole thing "disgusting".
Michael Wendler was due to perform at the "Schlager unter Palmen" festival on the Greek vacation island of Crete in spring 2024.
Michael Wendler wanted to kick off his comeback tour with his gig at the island festival. But the "Schlager unter Palmen" festival was canceled by the organizer.
Festival organizer René Ulbrich (45) received many nasty comments on social media: "Hateful and inflammatory comments as well as insulting messages really affected me personally." It wasn't just the comments that got to Ulbrich. Entertainers Ross Anthony (49) and Julian David (33) canceled their appearances at the festival. The reason? They didn't want to be associated with Michael Wendler.
Michael Wendler: "I find that disgusting"
Entertainer Michael Wendler is disgusted. The German, who lives in Florida, has now spoken out on social media and Telegram about the "Schlager unter Palmen" cancellation.
Michael Wendler writes on Telegram: "It sounds a bit like kindergarten level, along the lines of - I'm not playing with Michael. In the hope of 'fishing for compliments'. I find that disgusting."
Michael Wendler attacks Ross Anthony and Julian David head-on, calling their behavior "ridiculous distancing".
Harsh accusations that don't fit in at all with the supposedly ideal world of pop music.
Will Ross Anthony and Julian David take this lying down? The "Schlager untere Palmen" rejection could go into a second round and develop into Wendler-gate.
Not the first cancellation for Wendler
There was already trouble for Wendler in March. RTL2 had canceled a planned docu-soap about his everyday life in the USA with partner Laura Müller (22) after strong reviews.
Michael Wendler repeatedly attracted attention with conspiracy theories during the coronavirus pandemic.