Country singer Ella Langley canceled her Oct. 9 concert at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., following a security threat, telling fans she refused to put anyone in danger, according to a story Friday evening from USA TODAY Network music reporter Bryan West.
No cancellations have immediately been announced for her upcoming performance Saturday, Oct. 10, at Lubbock's United Supermarkets Arena as part of Langley's Dandelion tour.
"Due to a serious security threat involving the safety of my fans, the venue staff, and my team, the incredibly difficult decision was made to cancel tonight's show," Langley wrote on Instagram before the scheduled performance in Tulsa. "This decision was made under the advisement of local authorities, the venue, and my security team."
Tulsa Police Department Capt. Richard Meulenberg said in a video posted to Facebook that officers conducted multiple security sweeps of the BOK Center, including searches with bomb-sniffing dogs. The initial searches found no threat, but police returned after receiving a phone call warning of potential gunfire and bombs at the event.
"We came out again in an overabundance of caution, used our bomb dogs again, searched the entire area," Meulenberg said. "We could not find a credible threat here at the BOK Center."
Meulenberg emphasized that neither the police department nor the venue canceled the concert. He said officers informed Langley's team that they had found no credible threat and left the decision to proceed with the performance to the artist's team.
Bryan West is a music reporter at The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow him on Instagram, TikTok and X as @BryanWestTV.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Ella Langley cancels Tulsa concert for threat day before Lubbock show
