Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Show Interrupted by Bomb Scare

Story By Joe Frank

Image credit: getty images July 10 2023

A bomb threat halted Saratoga concert, evacuating venue before Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds performed.

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Main act unable to perform as venue evacuated abruptly before headline slot, despite Metric and Garbage completing their sets.

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An announcement made around 10 p.m. informed the audience that the show was canceled due to "circumstances beyond our control.

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Jon Campbell witnessed show cancellation as an individual announced unforeseen circumstances on stage, despite the stage being set for Noel Gallagher's performance.

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Garbage expressed confusion on Twitter after evacuation, showing concern for everyone without receiving concrete information.

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The situation was later clarified with officials confirming that the closure was a response to a bomb threat.

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The concert at Saratoga Performing Arts Center was suspended at 9:40 p.m. and attendees were safely evacuated without incident.

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Following the evacuation K9 units conducted a thorough sweep of the venue yielding no evidence of any explosives.

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds are currently on tour to promote their latest album, "Council Skies," which debuted at No. 2 on the Official U.K. Albums.

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The album's second-place position broke Gallagher's streak of 10 consecutive No. 1 studio albums spanning nearly three decades.

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