Falling In Reverse have announced the cancellation of their UK tour as frontman Ronnie Radke has been allegedly denied visa entry, due to his time spent in prison.
The metalcore band’s Popular Monstour 2: World Domination tour was set to hit the UK today (December 4) in Manchester. However, the band announced in an Instagram Story yesterday that it will no longer go forward as scheduled.
“We regret to announce that the home office has denied Ronnie’s visa application for the remaining 2024 UK shows,” it read. The tour was planned to conclude on December 16 at London’s The O2.
“The UK is currently refusing entry to visa applicants who served more than 12 months prison time, as Ronnie did in 2008.” According to Gov.uk, applicants who were “convicted of a criminal offence in the UK or overseas” which they served “at least 12 months or more” will get their visa applications refused.
The Popular Monstour 2 shows will be postponed to next year “while we continue to work thru [sic] this issue legally to obtain the necessary visa”, the band added. Refunds have now been made available to ticketholders from point of purchase.
Per Billboard, a 2006 altercation in Nevada led to the death of Michael Cook, an 18-year-old, which resulted in a probation sentence for Radke, who participated in the fight but was not directly involved in the fatal act. However, it was two years later that Radke violated that probation, resulting in a prison sentence that lasted over a year.
The tour was also originally set to hit Europe before the UK – the latter half of those dates were cancelled due to “production-related logistical issues”. The band is expected to follow through with their March 2025 dates in Australia.
In August, Popular Monstour 2 openers Black Veil Brides defended their choice to tour with Radke, who has previously faced allegations of abuse, rape, assault and transphobia, all of which he has consistently denied.
Some of those allegations were addressed in a 2023 video by music critic Anthony Fantano, who was then served with a defamation lawsuit filed by Radke in August this year.
