A planned gig headlined by MOBO award winning rapper Kano has been cancelled after police voiced concerns over the "unsavoury characters" who they had heard would attend. Gig promoters Metropolis voluntarily cancelled the event, due to be staged at London's Scala venue tonight, after police raised their concerns. Promoters say there is not plan to reschedule the gig and ticket holders should seek a refund.
A statement from the promoters explained: "We have been instructed by the police that we cannot go ahead with the Kano concert at the Scala on Thursday (October 27). The police have acquired intelligence that unsavoury characters intended to cause trouble at the concert. The police have stated that this is no reflection on Kano and have had no problems at previous events that he has performed at in London."
Kano issued his own statement, telling reporters: "I have performed in London practically my whole career and there have never been any problems. It's where I started out and for me there's no better place to perform. It's a shame that on my first ever UK tour I am unable to play to my home town. I am sorry for my fans that the show couldn't happen this time round. I'll be back."