Boston Radio: Kiss108 Jingle Ball Fans Want Money Back

As we posted last week Miley Cyrus missed appearing at the WXKS Kiss108 Jingle Ball due to bad weather.  Her plane was socked-in at the Teterboro Airport outside Manhattan.  But that's not the end of the story.

According to Billboard, fans had plenty of reason to believe headliner Miley Cyrus would be performing. Kiss108 continued to air segments claiming that she was already inside the TD Garden on Dec. 14.

"She's about to go onstage and soundcheck; we'll bring it to you live," claimed one sound clip, with the speaker claiming to be outside her dressing room. Another radio personality claimed to have just bumped into Cyrus after tripping over one of her dancers. Another speaker gushed, "It's kind of surreal when you're just walking backstage and you literally, bump into Selena Gomez or Miley Cyrus or Fallout Boy. They're all here."


Except one of them wasn't. Although Cyrus and Kiss108 had tweeted the unfortunate news before the concert concluded, much of the audience didn't realize the headliner wouldn't be taking the stage until a loudspeaker announcement after next-to-last performer Enrique Iglesias exited the stage: "Thank You all for coming to the Jingle Ball. Due to weather Miley Cyrus could not appear."

A Change.org petition has been started, asking for Jingle Ball ticket refunds since the headliner was unable to appear. The author of the petition, Rich Nowak, says he paid $800 for three tickets.

A spokesperson from KISS 108 offered the following statement, though declined to address refunds or the promotional messages that made it appear Cyrus was indeed in Boston the night of the concert:

"We were sorry to inform fans at Saturday night's Kiss 108 Jingle Ball concert at TD Garden in Boston that Miley Cyrus was unable to perform. Unfortunately mechanical issues and inclement weather conditions in the Northeast prevented Miley Cyrus' flight from departing to Boston. When we received confirmation from Miley’s management that she was unable to perform, we communicated to fans through social media and press. Miley was extremely disappointed she couldn’t be there to perform, but looks forward to her next opportunity to entertain her fans in Boston.Kiss 108's Jingle Ball 2013 continued throughout the evening with a great line-up including Fifth Harmony, Robin Thicke, Fall Out Boy, Flo Rida, Selena Gomez, Paramore and Enrique Iglesias."