The opening live performance of Marilyn Manson‘s upcoming U.Ok. tour – which was set to happen in late October in Brighton, England – has been canceled following protests from on-line marketing campaign group No Stage For Abusers and MP (Member of Parliament) Siân Berry.

What Occurred

Following the U.S. leg of his 2025 tour in assist of 2024’s One Assassination Below God – Chapter 1 LP (which begins in July), Manson – whose actual identify is Brian Hugh Warner – was scheduled to play the Brighton Centre on Wednesday, October 29.

As The Guardian notes, nevertheless, the live performance has been canceled after on-line marketing campaign group No Stage for Abusers (whose Fb web page describes them as “a marketing campaign towards abusive males being given a platform to carry out”) demanded that “the Brighton Centre and Brighton and Hove metropolis council, which owns the venue, . . . cancel the efficiency.”

The publication additionally mentions: “Final week, Inexperienced Get together MP Siân Berry expressed her considerations about Warner’s scheduled efficiency in her constituency in Brighton, writing an open letter to the chief of Brighton and Hove Metropolis Council, Bella Sankey.”

Within the letter – which The Guardian clarifies was “co-signed by a number of teams and the College of Sussex college students’ union” – Berry states that the live performance would’ve violated “town’s well-renowned values” by permitting “Brighton and Hove Metropolis Council to profit financially from this efficiency.”

Berry provides:

We additionally imagine there are clear safeguarding dangers to attendees and extra broadly by permitting this live performance to go forward. We’re deeply involved that this present has an age restriction which means kids as younger as 14 can attend.

Warner has been accused of a number of allegations of sexual assault, grooming and home violence. It’s the case that prosecutors within the USA have decided these accusations fall outdoors of the statute of limitations, however this doesn’t preclude any conclusions being drawn about dangers.

We additionally recognise the braveness of the ladies who got here ahead to make experiences and share their experiences. It is very important observe that in the USA, as can be the case within the UK, the overwhelming majority of perpetrators of sexual violence won’t be prosecuted.

Berry’s letter additionally consists of “a number of insurance policies . . . which might be related to contemplating this concern,” and close to the top, she stipulates:

Freedom of expression is a crucial precept that must be defended, together with in relation to artists, however there may be an apparent danger to group cohesion and the council has separate equalities obligations to foster good relations between individuals who share protected traits and individuals who don’t share them. The Council has a accountability to take motion the place there are dangers of discrimination, harassment and victimisation.

The Brighton Centre present has been faraway from Manson’s official web site and Ticketmaster, and No Stage for Abusers have made a number of posts in regards to the cancellation on social media (which you’ll be able to view beneath).

As The Guardian mentions, many supporters of Manson have voiced their disapproval of the choice as a result of “Warner has not been discovered responsible of allegations towards him” or as a result of “the choice infringes on freedom of speech.”

“That is cancel tradition, nothing extra, and it’ll backfire when artists don’t add a Brighton and Hove date to their excursions and keep on with London, which by the way hasn’t banned Marilyn Manson from their metropolis,” somebody instructed Brighton publication The Argus (by way of The Guardian).

Neither Manson nor Brighton Centre have acknowledged the live performance cancellation on social media, and unsurprisingly, No Stage for Abusers’ social media posts have obtained each supportive and oppositional feedback.

As an example, one individual wrote: “Wonderful! Thanks to all who made this occur!” whereas one other X person said: “He has by no means been charged with something you absolute dickheads. Why break it for laborious working individuals who paid cash and have been trying ahead to this. What a bunch of unhappy fucking losers you’re.”

On June 20, Loudwire reported that U.Ok. council chief Millie Earl has known as for Manson’s then-second U.Ok. live performance (at Windsor Corridor in Bournemouth) to be canceled with a purpose to “reinforce the message that violence towards ladies and ladies is not one thing that is acceptable in our group.”

As of this writing, although, the present – which now kicks off Manson’s U.Ok. tour – stays scheduled for October 31.

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Extra About Manson Allegations

The backlash towards Manson is the results of numerous abuse allegations that’ve been made towards him inside the previous few years (from a number of ladies, together with actresses Evan Rachel Wooden and Esmé Bianco).

In January of 2025, the Los Angeles District Legal professional’s Workplace revealed that they would not be urgent prices towards Manson, explaining: “We now have decided that allegations of home violence fall outdoors of the statute of limitations, and we can’t show prices of sexual assault past an inexpensive doubt.”

Clearly (and understandably), the accusations and consequence proceed to be divisive.