The 1975 have cancelled two tour dates in Asia after a Malaysian music festival was axed over pro-LGBT+ comments made by the band’s frontman Matty Healy.
04.07.2023 - 14:09 / nme.com
Suede have cancelled their scheduled shows at the O2 Academy Brixton and announced a run of intimate replacement gigs.The band, who released their ninth album ‘Autofiction’ last year, had been scheduled to perform two consecutive concerts at the south London venue this December as part of a wider UK headline tour.However, Suede have made the decision to scrap their planned appearances due to continuing uncertainty surrounding the O2 Academy Brixton’s future.The historic events space remains closed following a fatal crowd crush that occurred at an Asake show last December. Two people died as a result of the incident, with a third being left in a critical condition in hospital.Expressing their “regret” and “sincere apologies”, Suede confirmed in a Twitter thread today (July 4) that they will instead play three consecutive gigs at the nearby Electric Brixton venue.It is with regret that we have to inform you that the Suede shows at O2 Academy Brixton on Friday 15th and Saturday 16th December are cancelled.
Sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. 1/5.
pic.twitter.com/R1Ci8Zbf7u— Suede HQ (@suedeHQ) July 4, 2023Fans who bought tickets to the cancelled dates will be refunded automatically within five days but they’ll be “given first dibs on tickets for the new shows” – details of which will be sent out via email.A pre-sale is set to go live at 9am BST next Thursday (July 13). The general sale will begin at the same time on Friday, July 14.
The 1975 have cancelled two tour dates in Asia after a Malaysian music festival was axed over pro-LGBT+ comments made by the band’s frontman Matty Healy.
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