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The\u00a0opening concert of\u00a0Marilyn Manson<\/a>‘s upcoming U.K. tour \u2013 which was set to take place in late October in Brighton, England \u2013 has been canceled following protests from online campaign group No Stage For Abusers and<\/em> MP (Member of Parliament) Si\u00e2n Berry.<\/p>\n Following the U.S. leg of his 2025 tour in support of 2024’s\u00a0One Assassination Under God \u2013 Chapter 1<\/em><\/a> LP (which begins in July), Manson \u2013 whose real name is Brian Hugh Warner \u2013 was scheduled to play the Brighton Centre<\/a> on Wednesday, October 29.<\/p>\n As The Guardian<\/a><\/em> notes, however, the concert has been canceled after online campaign group No Stage for Abusers (whose Facebook page<\/a> describes them as \u201ca campaign against abusive men being given a platform to perform\u201d) demanded that \u201cthe Brighton Centre and Brighton and Hove city council, which owns the venue, . . . cancel the performance.\u201d<\/p>\n The publication also mentions: \u201cLast week, Green Party MP Si\u00e2n Berry<\/a> expressed her concerns about Warner\u2019s scheduled performance in her constituency in Brighton, writing an open letter<\/a> to the leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, Bella Sankey.\u201d<\/p>\n In the letter \u2013 which The Guardian<\/em> clarifies was \u201cco-signed by a host of groups and the University of Sussex students\u2019 union\u201d \u2013 Berry states that the concert would\u2019ve violated \u201cthe city\u2019s well-renowned values\u201d by allowing \u201cBrighton and Hove City Council to benefit financially from this performance.\u201d<\/p>\n Berry\u00a0adds:<\/p>\n We also believe there are clear safeguarding risks to attendees and more broadly by allowing this concert to go ahead. We are deeply concerned that this show has an age restriction that means children as young as 14 can attend.<\/p>\n Warner has been accused of multiple allegations of sexual assault, grooming and domestic violence. It is the case that prosecutors in the USA have determined these accusations fall outside of the statute of limitations, but this does not preclude any conclusions being drawn about risks.<\/p>\n We also recognise the courage of the women who came forward to make reports and share their experiences. It is important to note that in the United States, as is also the case in the UK, the vast majority of perpetrators of sexual violence will not be prosecuted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Berry\u2019s letter also includes \u201cmultiple policies . . . that are relevant to considering this issue,\u201d and near the end, she stipulates:<\/p>\n Freedom of expression is an important principle that should be defended, including in relation to artists, but there is an obvious risk to community cohesion and the council has separate equalities obligations to foster good relations between people who share protected characteristics and people who do not share them. The Council has a responsibility to take action where there are risks of discrimination, harassment and victimisation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Brighton Centre show has been removed from Manson\u2019s official website and<\/em> Ticketmaster<\/a>, and No Stage for Abusers have made several posts about the cancellation on social media (which you can view below).<\/p>\n As The Guardian<\/em> mentions, many supporters of Manson have voiced their disapproval of the decision because \u201cWarner has not been found guilty of allegations against him\u201d or because \u201cthe decision infringes on freedom of speech.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis is cancel culture, nothing more, and it\u2019ll backfire when artists don\u2019t add a Brighton and Hove date to their tours and stick to London, which incidentally hasn\u2019t banned Marilyn Manson from their city,\u201d someone told Brighton publication The Argus<\/a><\/em> (via The Guardian<\/em>).<\/p>\n Neither Manson nor Brighton Centre have acknowledged the concert cancellation on social media, and unsurprisingly, No Stage for Abusers\u2019 social media posts have received both supportive and oppositional comments.<\/p>\n For instance, one person wrote: \u201cExcellent! Thank you to all who made this happen!\u201d whereas another X user stated: \u201cHe has never been charged with anything you absolute dickheads. Why ruin it for hard working people who paid money and were looking forward to this. What a bunch of sad fucking losers you are.\u201d<\/p>\n On June 20, Loudwire<\/a> reported that U.K. council leader Millie Earl has called for Manson\u2019s then-second<\/em> U.K. concert (at Windsor Hall in Bournemouth) to be canceled in order to \u201creinforce the message that violence against women and girls isn’t something that’s acceptable in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n As of this writing, though, the show \u2013 which now kicks off Manson\u2019s U.K. tour \u2013 remains scheduled for October 31.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Falling in Reverse Team Up With Marilyn Manson for New Song ‘God Is a Weapon,’ Announce 2025 North American Tour<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The backlash against Manson is the result of various abuse allegations that\u2019ve been made against him within the past few years<\/a> (from several women, including actresses Evan Rachel Wood<\/a> and Esm\u00e9 Bianco<\/a>).<\/p>\n In January of 2025, the Los Angeles District Attorney\u2019s Office revealed that they wouldn’t\u00a0be pressing charges against Manson<\/a>, explaining: \u201cWe have determined that allegations of domestic violence fall outside of the statute of limitations, and we cannot prove charges of sexual assault beyond a reasonable doubt.\u201d<\/p>\n Clearly (and understandably), the accusations and outcome continue to be divisive.<\/p>\n There are a lot of rock and metal tours happening in the summer of 2025, so we rounded up the biggest, and marked which dates are in the U.S. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Lauryn Schaffner<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhat Happened<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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