Noel Gallagher’s NY Show Suddenly Cancelled! Here’s What Happened
UPDATE! On Saturday July 8th, the Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds concert at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) was suddenly cancelled and fans were asked to evacuate the venue.
Now we have an update from the New York State Parks Department. This is what happened at the Noel Gallagher concert.
State Park Police, New York State Police, City of Saratoga Springs Police, Troy Police, and Saratoga Co. Sheriff’s Department responded to a bomb threat at Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Out of an abundance of caution, a concert at Saratoga Performing Arts Center was suspended at 9:40 pm Saturday and concert attendees were evacuated without incident. K9s completed a sweep of the venue after the crowd exited, with negative results. The incident is under investigation. This case will be investigated as, Making a Terroristic Threat, a Class D Felony. - Statement from the New York State Parks Department
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds were scheduled to perform in Saratoga on Saturday July 8, 2023. The crowd started to gather around 5 o'clock in the afternoon and the show started as planned with Metric as the support act. Special guest Garbage followed with a complete 15 song set.
By all accounts, to this point, Saturday's events at SPAC were business as usual. According to the set times listed on the SPAC website, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds were scheduled to hit the stage at 9:40pm. At approximately 10pm an announcement was made that the show would not be able to continue due to "circumstances beyond our control".
Fans posting on social media commented, in addition to the announcement from the stage to evacuate, this message was projected on the venue video screens.
Attention! At this time, we will need to evacuate the venue. We ask that you calmly proceed to the nearest EXIT. Please follow directions of staff and police officers. For the safety of everyone, please do NOT rush or push.