The Stranglers have issued a statement saying that their gig at the Coventry Motofest next weekend is in danger of being cancelled.
The band, who have had a string of hits since 1976 have released the following statement:
"Coventry Motofest gig
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the organisers of Motofest have advised us that next weekend's gig is under threat of cancellation. An email was received from them yesterday evening and we are unable to get any more definite info until after this (long) weekend. Sorry for the late notice but we would advise fans to not book tickets or travel/accomodation for this gig until we have more news. Apologies for the inconvenience to fans planning to travel but circumstances are out of the band/management's control. More news as soon as we have it"
Toseland who were also due to appear have said "Hi everyone... Sorry to say that the gig in Coventry next weekend has been cancelled for reasons I'm not sure about."