A Q&A session that John Lydon was scheduled to perform last Monday, the 25th, as part of his I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right in Glasgow, UK, was cancelled by the venue due to the apparently aggressive behavior of the tour manager.
The event was scheduled to take place at The Pavilion Theatre in Glasgow. The venue's general manager, Iain Gordon , wrote a post on his Facebook page detailing the situation.
“Unfortunately, due to the aggression and intimidation perpetrated against several members of my team by John Lydon’s tour manager, tonight’s show will not go ahead,” the statement read. “The days of this type of behavior are over. We have a zero-tolerance policy for abuse, both physical and verbal, and this behavior has been ongoing for the past two weeks.”
The rest of the statement reads: “We regret if this affects you, but as a company we will not tolerate this type of behavior towards our staff from anyone, including members of the public and the tourism team. Our ticket office will contact you directly to arrange a refund for your tickets.”
Following the announcement, Lydon informed his fans about the cancellation on his own social media. “The Glasgow Pavilion has unexpectedly cancelled tonight’s show. We were informed of the cancellation at 2:48pm,” he wrote on Twitter.
The Q+A tour was originally scheduled to take place in 2020, but was rescheduled for 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
