Madonna - Madonna Cancels Slovenia Concert

MADONNA has axed her upcoming concert in Ljubljana, Slovenia, amid reports of slow ticket sales.

The pop superstar was due to perform in the country on 20 August (09), but on Friday (07Aug09) her tour manager confirmed the show will no longer be going ahead.

Slovenian media reports the gig was scrapped after promoters only managed to sell 7,000 tickets out of the 63,000 available.

But the managing director of Live Nation in Budapest, Laszio Borsos - who is overseeing Madonna's European tour - insists the cancellation has nothing to do with sales.

He says, "The reason for the cancellation is unforeseen logistical difficulties. There is no problem with ticket sales, absolutely."

According to Madonna's website only one concert - to be played in Gothenburg, Sweden on Sunday (09Aug09) - has sold out from the 12 remaining dates on the Sticky & Sweet tour.

This is the second show the star has cancelled recently - last month (Jul09) she pulled out of a gig in Marseille, France, after two workers were killed when the stage collapsed.