A global Michael Jackson tribute in front of an Austrian palace has been scrapped and moved to London, organizers announced Friday, saying they needed more time to put together a show fit for the King of Pop.

Event promoter Georg Kindel and Jackson's brother Jermaine told reporters that too many top performers had scheduling conflicts, and they blamed the media for stirring up a negative atmosphere.

Friday's announcement came at the end of a turbulent week of reports that supposedly confirmed that artists including Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown and Natalie Cole couldn't make the event. Many invited artists had scheduling issues, and "maybe we underestimated these issues," Kindel said.

"The purpose for this show is to give something back to the fans ... we have to do this right," Jermaine Jackson said, at one point using a tissue to dab at one of his eyes.

"It's not about name-dropping," he added, answering critics who had complained that mega stars such as Madonna didn't figure among the headliners.

Michael Jackson died June 25 in Los Angeles at age 50.

The original plan had been to stage the tribute Sept. 26 outside a 17th-century palace in Vienna. Instead, Kindel said, it will be held at London's Wembley Stadium sometime in the first half of June 2010.

Everyone who bought tickets for the scuttled Vienna event will get refunds, he said.

Some fans had paid up to ⁈745) for VIP seats, and many expressed unhappiness that no major stars had been confirmed. Among the other performers said to have been confirmed were Sister Sledge, Akon and German boy band US5.

Nina Ellend, spokeswoman for World Tribute Productions GmbH, said the issue of whether people would be reimbursed for travel arrangements had not yet been addressed. Roughly 32,500 tickets

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