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Gigs & Festivals
NATO cancels Arcade Fire gig
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 2 November 2010
Arcade Fire have been forced to cancel a gig in Lisbon on 18 Nov because of security concerns relating to the NATO summit taking place in the city the next day. In a statement, the band’s manager Scott Rodger said that promoters had been told at the weekend they would not now be able to use the Atlantic Pavilion venue that had been booked. Attempts were made to shift the show forward but to no avail. It seems Arcade Fire just attract too many terrorists as fans. Rodger explained: “The band are disappointed to be forced into this situation but there’s nothing more we can do. We will refund all tickets and we’ll endeavour to get back to see our fans in Portugal as soon as we can”.
