Speaking on Twitter The Royal Albert Hall today announced that “The Ryan Adams UK & Ireland tour has been cancelled,” wrote the Royal Albert on Twitter. “Full refunds to ticket purchasers from authorised outlets will be processed by end of day on Monday. Please allow time for the repayment transaction to hit your account”.

The Ryan Adams UK & Ireland tour has been cancelled.

Full refunds to ticket purchasers from authorised outlets will be processed by end of day on Monday.

Please allow time for the repayment transaction to hit your account.

— Royal Albert Hall (@RoyalAlbertHall) March 1, 2019

The move comes after a severe backlash to the tour promoters and gig venues decision to not issue refunds following the accusations of sexual abuse and misconduct filed against Adams. Earlier in the week the Royal Albert Hall had said “The venue is being hired by a third party promoter SJM for the Ryan Adams concerts. The promoter has advised us that the concerts are still scheduled to go ahead. We are continuing to monitor this situation very closely.” Whilst a spokeperson for See Tickets had said “The event is still going ahead, and therefore in line with our agreed terms and conditions, refunds are not available.”

Today however action has been taken and the tour has been cancelled. It is unknown whether this was due to pressure from fans, gig venues or a decision taken by the promoters themselves. The promoters have however said that all ticket sales will be honoured as refunds.

So Ryan Adams won’t be playing Dublin the end of March, and now promoters @mcd_productions say tickets will be refunded. Here’s the latest from them: #ryanadams #refund pic.twitter.com/CqXql7nrcq

— Sara Neill (@ImSaraNeill) March 1, 2019

This lack of action and failure to take a stance against Adams had been by fans as ‘enabling behaviour’ Most fans seem pleased that action has finally been taken, yesterday social media was full of very vocal fans disgusted that Adam’s tour was still being honoured. Interestingly The Royal Albert Hall was the first venue to announce the cancellation this morning and they faced the strongest backlash over the past week.

I’ve contact the @RoyalAlbertHall and apparently they are only “a hall for hire” so they are deferring to the concert promoters. Hate to give my money away but damned if I’ll sit in my seat and applaud.#ryanadams: Fans demand money back ahead of UK tourhttps://t.co/19wO4Qz3a2 — Bernard Murray-Gates (@Kindness58) February 26, 2019

The decision to cancel the tour however has not been greeted with universal praise from fans. Yesterday we reported how some fans still wanted to attend the tour and support Adams, and today ticket organisers have been accused of “Mob Rule” for acting before Adam’s has faced any potential convictions. A “Ryan Adams Superfan Group” on Facebook also hosted a poll where it suggested most fans in the group wanted the tour to go ahead.

@TheRyanAdams Hopefully the UK Tour stars. pic.twitter.com/0SzejVRMqO

— Thomas (@thomasbauer69) February 28, 2019

Got a very delayed and similarly disappointing response from @TicketmasterIre on this. Poor form on all accounts. Read the room, solidarity for abuse does not fly.

Ryan Adams UK Tour Going Ahead as Ticketholders Demand Refunds https://t.co/VgOmmX8nwY via @pitchfork

— Niamh Ni Dhomhnaill (@Niamh_Ni_D) February 27, 2019

In an email from See Tickets which was sent to a customer the organisation said “The event is still going ahead, and therefore in line with our agreed terms and conditions, refunds are not available.” Whilst the ticket providers will argue they are taking a stance of neutrality by doing nothing fans and critics are suggesting this response simply enables Adams’ behaviour and does nothing to deter future incidents in the future. 

What leaves me feeling hopeless about @TheRyanAdams UK tour still on as scheduled is that @SJMConcerts, @seetickets, @RoyalAlbertHall and many more are continuing to enable his behavior. — maggie zebs (@tribecalledzebs) February 26, 2019

@seetickets What’s going on with the @TheRyanAdams UK tour. You seriously can’t expect everybody who bought tickets on the day of release, to feel comfortable going to see and in turn support somebody accused of abuse of women including pursuing sex with a minor. Sort this out.

— BrianTMFNT (@BW_GLA) February 26, 2019

Whilst tour promoters are being slow to react and respond to the incidents and the subsequent anger from fans, individual gig venues themselves appear to be distancing themselves from the decision making. A spokesperson for The Royal Albert Hall told the NME “The venue is being hired by a third party promoter SJM for the Ryan Adams concerts. The promoter has advised us that the concerts are still scheduled to go ahead. We are continuing to monitor this situation very closely.”

I’ve contact the @RoyalAlbertHall and apparently they are only “a hall for hire” so they are deferring to the concert promoters. Hate to give my money away but damned if I’ll sit in my seat and applaud.#ryanadams: Fans demand money back ahead of UK tourhttps://t.co/19wO4Qz3a2 — Bernard Murray-Gates (@Kindness58) February 26, 2019

All of this follows the news that Adams’ new album “Big Colors” has been cancelled from it’s scheduled release in April, as the singer is currently under FBI investigation after multiple women accused him of sexual assault, and ‘building a relationship’ with a then aged 14 year old musician via Skype. Adams’ has also had multiple sponsorship and merchandise deals cancelled since then. All of this is leaving fans even more confused as to why venues and ticket providers seem to still be supporting him.

No refund from @TicketmasterUK @SJMConcerts as @TheRyanAdams is going ahead with UK tour despite album being shelved, FBI investigating and 3 gear companies suspending relationships. At least I’m only losing £80 quid, not the love of creating and performing music. — Cassie Jackson (@Cassie_Jackson) February 27, 2019

It is not however all fans who are requesting refunds, with many suggesting this demand is an example of “guilt until proven innocent”. Whilst some fans are willing to support Adams and an openly expressing how they are still looking forward to seeing him on tour.

Guilty until proven innocent. Allegations are more damaging than evidence of guilt in our modern society Ryan Adams: Fans demand money back ahead of UK tour – BBC News https://t.co/ET5qamcoSK

— Divorce Pioneer (@DivorcePioneer) February 26, 2019

I´m looking forward to see you on the Ireland/UK tour! Stay strong! — Johanna (@JohannaVGraf) February 26, 2019

Playing alongside acts such as Kaiser Cheifs, Ellie Goulding and Ryan Adams – who has announced his UK tour dates here – the Foo Fighters will return for the closing concert of the Invictus Games at London’s Queen Elizabeth Park on September 14th this year.

The Invictus Games will run from the 10^th to the 14^th and comprise of around 300 competitors from 13 countries which have all fought alongside the UK in recent  military campaigns in honour of sick, wounded or injured Servicemen and women. The games were created by Prince Harry and inspired by the ‘Warrior Games’ in the USA.

The Foo Fighters will close the event by playing their first gig in the UK since September 2012, a long wait for die-hard fans.

Dave Grohl has also seen success with his television show ‘Sonic Highways’ which follows the band around various music studios in the states as they record their new album, which as yet remains untitled, to capture the essence of American music history.

The Foo Fighters will release their new album in November this year, and tickets for the Invictus Games go on sale at 9am on Friday 1^st August for £49. You can purchase tickets on the Invictus Games website here

Singer-songwriter Adams will be performing live at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London on 19th September, followed by shows at Manchester Albert Hall on the 24th and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall the following night.

Adams will release his new, self-titled album on 8th September, produced by the singer himself at his very own studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles. This will be Adams’ first album since 2011’s ‘Ashes & Fire’ and features the recently released single ‘Gimme Something Good’.

Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday 1st August.

Ryan Adams plays;

19th September – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London

24th September – Manchester Albert Hall

25th September – Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

In a previous article on MXDWN it was stated that Ryan Adams would officially release this single in July of this year, therefore speculation has been raised as to whether or not ‘Gimme Something Good’ was leaked or not.

An article in SteroGum links the reader to a page where the track can be played, however it is met with a disclaimer explaining that all digital versions have been taken down by owners request as the official date will be 1st July. NME however has a link to a video on YouTube but this does not appear to be the from the official Ryan Adams site.

At present the new single is there to be enjoyed, but whether or not it will remain until 1st July is uncertain. ‘Gimme Something Good’ will be from Adam’s 14th studio album and the first thing the singer has produced in nearly three years with ‘Ashes and Fire’ being released in 2011.

It is always interesting to see what Adams will produce next, and in my opinion ‘Gimme Something Good’ is a good tune, very Adams-esk, but lacks the punch and fire that many of his others singles have contained. Nevertheless it is a joy to know that Adams and his music label ‘Pax Am’ have not disappeared for ever, and at 39 he is still producing music for his strong group of fans and followers. Perhaps his new music isn’t quite the same, but it is far from being bad. I believe it is missing something…Neal Casal maybe?

Adams previously released his thirteenth studio album “Ashes and Fire” in 2011 which was the first after this disbandment of his band ‘The Cadrinals’. Since then he has worked with Fall Out Boy on their new LP ‘Save Rock and Roll’ at his Pax Am studio, as well as co-producing Jenny Lewis’ new album ‘The Voyager’.

The new single will be entitled ‘Gimmie Me Something Good’ and will feature on Adams’ fourteenth studio album; clearly displaying the prolific talents of the alt-country rock musician having recorded one studio album nearly every year since the millennium.

The talents of Mr Adams will continue to be displayed through this greatly anticipated new album later this year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOP1iMg79kM