The Manchester Arena suicide bombing has created a climate of fear as fans of Justin Bieber begged him to cancel his upcoming British concert in July
The Manchester Arena suicide bombing has created a climate of fear as fans of Justin Bieber begged him to cancel his upcoming British concert in July. The 23 year old Canadian is due to play an open air concert at London’s Hyde Park in July. But fans flooded social media saying his appearance should be axed for the safety of both his fans and himself.
“Cancel Justin’s concert in the UK, please! We want him to be safe, please,” a person using the handle marhrukhh wrote on the Instagram account of Bieber’s manager, Scooter Braun.
Leanne Murray, 20, who lives in Ireland, has tickets to see Bieber play in Dublin next month. But she said that after Monday’s bombing she is contemplating selling them.
“I just don’t want what I would hope to be a great night to end in something like last night,” Murray, who paid 180 Euros ($200) each for two tickets told Reuters.
“It’s frightening to think that it could have been any of us and it really shows that you never know what’s around the corner,” Murray added.
Touring has been one of the top sources of income for musicians in recent years. The top 10 worldwide tour acts grossed a combined $1.67 billion in 2016, according to music industry publication Pollstar, with Bruce Springsteen bringing in $268.3 million alone.
Pop acts like Taylor Swift, Bieber, One Direction and Grande are also among the top earners. Grande grossed more than $25 million from touring between April 2016-April 2017, according to Pollstar figures, while Bieber grossed $163 million in 2016.
