Audience members at a Peter Kay show were left confused as they were asked to evacuate after the show was suspended over reports of a “suspicious bag”. Witnesses said the comedian was taken off stage by security just 45 minutes into his show at the Utilita Arena Birmingham on Friday. A 19-year-old man was arrested and the area was searched as a precaution, West Midlands Police said. Footage shows the moment the crowd was told the show is over and that they would need to leave the venue. “What?,” questions one spectator as the house lights flood the arena.
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Audience members at a Peter Kay show were left confused as they were asked to evacuate after the show was suspended over reports of a “suspicious bag”.
Witnesses said the comedian was taken off stage by security just 45 minutes into his show at the Utilita Arena Birmingham on Friday.
A 19-year-old man was arrested and the area was searched as a precaution, West Midlands Police said.
Comedian pulled from stage in Birmingham about 45 minutes into performance and audience told to leave
The comedian was just 45 minutes into his show at the Utilita Arena
The comedian’s show was abandoned at the Utilita Arena on Friday over reports of a ‘suspicious bag’
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