After Marilyn Manson's October 26th show in Brighton was canceled due to a few annoying male feminist moralizers who pressured Green Party members of the City Council, which owned the venue there, the only other real possible chance of another Manson show being canceled in England during his originally six scheduled tour dates was in Nottingham. This is because the Nottingham Motorpoint Arena is also owned by the City Council, though in Nottingham the Council is mainly dominated by the slightly less liberal Labour Party, if that makes any difference. The other four venues of the original six do not have this setup, so there is much less of a chance those will be canceled. Naturally, therefore, the male feminist fascist losers of Male Allies Challenging Sexism who want to control the purity standards of pristine England have focused their sites on Nottingham and pressuring the Council members to cancel the gig there. The concert at Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham is scheduled for Nov...
Despite Pressure to Cancel Marilyn Manson's Nottingham Show, Venue Confirms it is "Going Ahead as Scheduled"
After Marilyn Manson's October 26th show in Brighton was canceled due to a few annoying male feminist moralizers who pressured Green Party members of the City Council, which owned the venue there, the only other real possible chance of another Manson show being canceled in England during his originally six scheduled tour dates was in Nottingham. This is because the Nottingham Motorpoint Arena is also owned by the City Council, though in Nottingham the Council is mainly dominated by the slightly less liberal Labour Party, if that makes any difference. The other four venues of the original six do not have this setup, so there is much less of a chance those will be canceled. Naturally, therefore, the male feminist fascist losers of Male Allies Challenging Sexism who want to control the purity standards of pristine England have focused their sites on Nottingham and pressuring the Council members to cancel the gig there.
The concert at Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham is scheduled for November 2nd, and following pressure two city councillors had called for it to be cancelled.
Councillor Georgia Power said she would be raising the concerns directly with the council and calling on arena bosses to cancel the event. “I share the group’s concerns about the message platforming Manson sends to women in Nottingham,” she said. “Ultimately I believe this is a decision for Motorpoint Arena, so will also be contacting them urging them to cancel the show.”
Similarly, Councillor Matt Shannon, who represents the Castle ward where the arena is based, added: “I’m very much against the decision by Motorpoint to hold this event.”
Alex Norris, Labour MP for Nottingham North and Kimberley, has also written to the arena asking for the booking to be looked at again, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
At the same time, the Nottingham City Council said: “Motorpoint Arena is a separate entity to the council and is solely responsible for decisions around event programming.” This is a privilege Brighton did not have, as the arena there was told to cancel Manson outright on the basis that Manson is a danger to 14 year old girls who may attend the concert. Meanwhile in Brighton, a few days later on July 5th, the city forced 14 year old girls to watch dozens of adult males ride their bicycles on the public streets completely nude, which they hail as a perfectly acceptable annual tradition since 2006.
A few days ago it was also reported that the leader of the Nottingham City Council, Councillor Neghat Khan, wrote to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper over concerns about Manson's show in Nottingham. The purpose of this was to seek legal advice on the matter. This is because in June 2022 the City Council "unlawfully" canceled a talk by activist Julie Bindel at one of its libraries. Bindel, a feminist campaigner and author, had her talk at Aspley Library canceled by the council due to her views on transgender rights. After taking legal action and engaging in three months of pre-action correspondence, the parties reached agreement on mutually acceptable terms. The council apologized to Bindel and admitted it had acted “unlawfully” in canceling her talk, and a Freedom of Information request submitted by the Local Democracy Reporting Service at the time revealed the council spent £10,680 on legal fees and provided a £569.99 “settlement”.
According to Councillor Neghat Khan: “The problem is when we had the Julie Bindel situation at the library, we had to do a public apology. It got loads of complaints at the time. We’ve had our fingers burnt. We are not getting in that situation again. We have asked for legal advice internally. At the moment, the stance is that I’ve put the statement out to say it is not really our decision. We are not in a position where we want to pay compensation. It is reputationally bad for us. I get other local authorities have done it. We are seeking further legal advice – but I will be writing to the Home Secretary.”
According to all media reports at this time, "a spokesperson for Motorpoint Arena declined to comment." However, a number of people who have written the arena by email and called them on the telephone have received the same reassuring message, that "the show is going ahead as scheduled." In the email this message is signed by "The Hospitality Team" of Motorpoint Arena.
From this we can conclude that Marilyn Manson will indeed be playing in Nottingham. Of course minds can change, but the chances of that happening at this point are extremely low.
The concert at Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham is scheduled for November 2nd, and following pressure two city councillors had called for it to be cancelled.
Councillor Georgia Power said she would be raising the concerns directly with the council and calling on arena bosses to cancel the event. “I share the group’s concerns about the message platforming Manson sends to women in Nottingham,” she said. “Ultimately I believe this is a decision for Motorpoint Arena, so will also be contacting them urging them to cancel the show.”
Similarly, Councillor Matt Shannon, who represents the Castle ward where the arena is based, added: “I’m very much against the decision by Motorpoint to hold this event.”
Alex Norris, Labour MP for Nottingham North and Kimberley, has also written to the arena asking for the booking to be looked at again, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
At the same time, the Nottingham City Council said: “Motorpoint Arena is a separate entity to the council and is solely responsible for decisions around event programming.” This is a privilege Brighton did not have, as the arena there was told to cancel Manson outright on the basis that Manson is a danger to 14 year old girls who may attend the concert. Meanwhile in Brighton, a few days later on July 5th, the city forced 14 year old girls to watch dozens of adult males ride their bicycles on the public streets completely nude, which they hail as a perfectly acceptable annual tradition since 2006.
A few days ago it was also reported that the leader of the Nottingham City Council, Councillor Neghat Khan, wrote to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper over concerns about Manson's show in Nottingham. The purpose of this was to seek legal advice on the matter. This is because in June 2022 the City Council "unlawfully" canceled a talk by activist Julie Bindel at one of its libraries. Bindel, a feminist campaigner and author, had her talk at Aspley Library canceled by the council due to her views on transgender rights. After taking legal action and engaging in three months of pre-action correspondence, the parties reached agreement on mutually acceptable terms. The council apologized to Bindel and admitted it had acted “unlawfully” in canceling her talk, and a Freedom of Information request submitted by the Local Democracy Reporting Service at the time revealed the council spent £10,680 on legal fees and provided a £569.99 “settlement”.
According to Councillor Neghat Khan: “The problem is when we had the Julie Bindel situation at the library, we had to do a public apology. It got loads of complaints at the time. We’ve had our fingers burnt. We are not getting in that situation again. We have asked for legal advice internally. At the moment, the stance is that I’ve put the statement out to say it is not really our decision. We are not in a position where we want to pay compensation. It is reputationally bad for us. I get other local authorities have done it. We are seeking further legal advice – but I will be writing to the Home Secretary.”
According to all media reports at this time, "a spokesperson for Motorpoint Arena declined to comment." However, a number of people who have written the arena by email and called them on the telephone have received the same reassuring message, that "the show is going ahead as scheduled." In the email this message is signed by "The Hospitality Team" of Motorpoint Arena.
From this we can conclude that Marilyn Manson will indeed be playing in Nottingham. Of course minds can change, but the chances of that happening at this point are extremely low.