Johnny Cash: band in tribute to the canceled 1992 concert in Ipswich

Country music star Johnny Cash was due to perform in Ipswich in front of an expected 20,000 fans on August 29, 1992. He was abruptly canceled days before after disappointing ticket sales. Thirty years later, a tribute band is to mark the anniversary with a concert in the city in tribute to the singer of Man in Black.

Ahead of his performance, Cash said he was looking forward to playing in "my favorite part of England".

The legendary singer was due to perform at the Suffolk Showground - since renamed Trinity Park.

A poster announcing the event said it was Cash's "only UK appearance" and said: "You haven't seen anything like it."

But Cash's appearance was canceled at the last minute - and he never returned until his death in 2003.

Now , on the occasion of the anniversary, tribute band Jax&Co will pay tribute to Cash at the Ipswich Corn Exchange with a concert billed as The Show That Never Was.