MARILYN MANSON Cancels UK Show After Protests

Marilyn Manson silently cancelled his Brighton, England show after significant protesting from local government representatives and victim advocacy groups.

Fans were met with a message from Ticketmaster on Saturday morning stating that the gig had been cancelled and refunds were being issued.

Manson announced his summer tour in April, and while expectedly, there was some backlash, the fact that anything was done about it may come as a bit of a surprise.

A UK member of parliament (MP) wrote an open letter to her local city council, calling for the Brighton show to be cancelled, citing Manson's previous sexual abuse allegations as the cause.

The MP believed that his presence would impact "other people visiting the city centre, local residents, and the wider community," according to the letter which was co-signed by victim advocacy groups.

Fans were quick to defend Manson, saying that the allegations were just that – allegations, and no charges had ever been filed. They even went as far as to say it was censorship. Manson's gig was cancelled regardless.

It should be noted that one of the reasons that Manson was not charged was because the statute of limitations ran up – meaning, that too much time had passed since the alleged crimes.

Manson's European and UK leg of his upcoming summer tour was due to start in Brighton, England. There currently isn't any word as to whether or not Manson plans on cancelling the rest of his UK tour.

His US tour is due to go off without a hitch – seemingly. You can check out the schedule for the One Assassination Under God tour below.

July 17th – Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum
July 18th – Cadott, WI @ Rock Fest
July 19th – Mansfield, OH @ Inkcarceration Festival
August 7th – Sturgis, SD @ Buffalo Chip
August 10th – San Luis Potosi, MX @ Fenapo
August 29th – Pryor, OK @ Rocklahoma
September 3rd – Istanbul, TR @ Bonus Parkorman
September 6th – Almaty, KZ @ Park Live
September 18th – Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life
September 20th – Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre
September 22nd – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
September 23rd – Kansas City, MO @ The Midland Theatre
September 25th – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
September 27th – Albuquerque, NM @ Revel
September 28th – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
September 30th – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
October 1st – San Diego, CA @ SOMA
October 3rd – Las Vegas, NV @ Pearl Theater
October 5th – Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival
October 29th – Brighton, UK @ Brighton Centre – CANCELLED
October 31st – Bournemouth, UK @ Windsor Hall
November 1st – Cardiff, UK @ Utilita Arena
November 2nd – Nottingham, UK @ Motorpoint Arena
November 4th – Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo
November 7th – London, UK @ OVO Arena Wembley
November 9th – Nantes, FR @ Zénith
November 11th – Paris, FR @ Zénith
November 13th – Antwerp, BE @ Lotto Arena
November 14th – Dusseldorf, DE @ Mitsubishi Electric Halle
November 15th – Prague, CZ @ Fortuna Sports Hall
November 17th – Berlin, DE @ Max-Schmeling-Halle
November 19th – Warsaw, PL @ Torwar
November 20th – Leipzig, DE @ Quarterback Immobilien Arena
November 22nd – Bern, CH @ Festhalle Bern
November 23rd – Grenoble, FR @ Le Summum
November 25th – Bergamo, IT @ Chorus Life Arena
November 27th – Barcelona, ES @ Palau Olimpic de Badalona
November 28th – Madrid, ES @ Palacio Vistalegre
November 30th – Lisbon, PT @ Sagres Campo Pequeno
December 6th – Mexico City, MX @ Knotfest