Falling In Reverse AO Arena gig cancelled as singer 'denied visa' by Home Office
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFalling In Reverse have cancelled their UK tour after claiming their frontman was denied visa entry. The US rock band’s Popular Monstour 2: World Domination tour was due to start in the UK tonight at the AO Arena in Manchester.
However, the band claims that the Home Office rejected singer Ronnie Radke’s visa application over time he spent in prison. A band spokesperson said: "We are sorry to announce that the home office has denied Ronnie’s visa application for entry. “The UK is currently refusing entry to visa applicants who served more than 12 months prison time, as Ronnie did in 2008.
Therefore, we will not be able to come to the UK this month to perform the shows we were greatly looking forward to.” According to Rolling Stone, Radke spent two-and-a-half years in prison following his involvement in an altercation in 2006 that led to the death of 18-year-old Michael Cook.
While Radke did not fire the gun, he was sentenced to five years probation for battery charges and In 2008, he was sent to jail for violating his probation.
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