US country music star Ella Langley has said she had to cancel her sold-out concert in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Friday night, due to a “serious security threat”.<\/p>\n
The singer made what she called the “incredibly difficult” decision around two hours before the show at the 19,000-seater arena was due to start.<\/p>\n
In a post on Instagram, the 27-year-old said the threat involved “the safety of my fans, the venue staff and my team”.<\/p>\n
Cpt Richard Meulenberg from Tulsa Police Department said a person had called saying “great harm” would be done at the event with “shots fired and bombs.”<\/p>\n
He stated his team had checked the venue at BOK Center several times before the show and “could not find any threat”.<\/p>\n
“The event was ready to go,” he added, saying officers with sniffer dogs did a sweep of the arena again after the phone call was made.<\/p>\n
“We could not find a credible threat,” he said, stressing that the person who had made the call “disrupted this entire event” for thousands of Langley fans.<\/p>\n
The star – who did not give any further details – also apologised to her fans, saying additional information regarding ticket refunds “will be shared as soon as possible”.<\/p>\n
BOK Center issued its own statement, saying that “the safety and well-being of everyone involved is our absolute priority, and after careful consideration, we have determined that the show cannot proceed.<\/p>\n
“We understand the disappointment this news brings and apologise to fans who planned to attend.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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