Promoter Jade Nielsen said local officials tried to force him to double his security staffing plans for the show at the Kato Entertainment Center, Pollstar reports. Nielsen considered the security requirements far more than necessary for an act he has promoted in other cities without incident.
Mankato Public Safety Director Jim Franklin charged Nielsen with failing to communicate with the Public Safety department. "The promoter never filed a security plan," Franklin said. "He gave us two paragraphs and after three conversations over the issue, he said ‘piss on it, we're canceling.' We have someone from out of town coming in and not wanting to do business the way everyone does, and he doesn't want to share information. We couldn't even get a ticket count to estimate security needs."
Besides, if you are not 5-foot-2 and wearing purple, you are not allowed to play Minnesota, he declared.
SONY MUSIC TOPS $10B FOR SECOND STRAIGHT FISCAL YEAR
Momentum in dollars and yen (5/14a)
MALONE, WALLEN NEED NO "HELP" ACHIEVING MILESTONE
A genre-obliterating collab (5/14a)
RAJ KAPOOR: STACKING THE STARS, MAKING THE ACMs SHINE
Producer putting the finishing touches on Thursday's show. (5/14a)
WHAT'S NOT TO "LIKE?" HUGE STREAMS FOR K. DOT
No longer keeping his diss-tance. (5/14a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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