21 July 2023 , 00:34
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Johnny Depp's band, Hollywood Vampires, has revealed why they cancelled a second show on their tour leaving fans disappointed.
They said in a statement that they couldn't perform their Slovakia show due to an "unsafe" and "incomplete" venue.
At first, the show was scheduled for Olympic Fields, Zvolenska Slatina, before being rescheduled to Amphitheatre Banska Bystrica, about 30 km away according to the ticket seller website, Ticketportal.
Then the Slovakia show was announced to be cancelled on the band's website. Fans didn't notice until one fan shared a screen recording of the website, captioning it: "This is a screen recording of The Hollywood Vampires website when you click tickets. It brings you to this venue page and 'Changes & Notices.'"
Hollywood Vampires released a statement via Instagram that said: "Upon arrival today to the venue in Slovakia to begin to set-up for tonight's performance, it quickly became clear that the construction of the facility was incomplete, and therefore unsafe for both the band and the general public."
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Johnny Depp's band cancelled their second show in days (Andy Shaw/ProSports/REX/Shutterstock)"The band is very upset by this recent and unfortunate turn of events, and hope to return when schedules permit."
This isn't the first time this tour that Depp's band cancelled a show on this tour. Tuesday, the band refunded fans in Budapest, Hungary due to "unforeseen circumstances."
The Instagram statement went on to mention that the Slovakia cancellation was "unrelated" to the Budapest one. They didn't mention more on the Budapest cancellation, but assured fans that "all band members are safe and healthy."
JORN, the supporting act for the tour, released a statement on their Facebook page, saying the show was cancelled "due to the promoter not fulfilling their contractual obligations, and in addition, have stopped communicating with us, we see no other option."
The Hollywood Vampires includes Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper and Joe Perry (Andy Shaw/ProSports/REX/Shutterstock)In regards to future shows, the statement said: "We look forward to seeing you in Poland, Germany, and the US in the coming days."
The band is a rock music supergroup made up of Depp, Alice Cooper, Tommy Henriksen, and Aerosmith's Joe Perry. It was formed in 2012
Their European tour started in Bucharest, Romania on 9 June, Depp's 60th birthday. The next show they're slated to play is the Legends of Rock Charlotta Valley in Slupsk, Poland. The band has four more shows listed on their website - Wolfsburg, Germany; Boston, Massachusetts; Manchester, New Hampshire; and Bethel, New York.