Avett Brothers Cancel Show After Man With Gun Enters Venue
“Due to the obvious threat posed by someone in the audience with a firearm… we were obligated, for the safety of everyone present, to cancel the performance.”
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The Avett Brothers canceled their sold-out show at the McMenamins Edgefield in Troutdale, Oregon on Saturday night after a armed man entered the venue. According to a statement on the band’s website, a man was found to be carrying a gun while he was passing through the metal detector. After a security officer notified the man of the venue’s no-firearm policy, the man…