As Post Malone cancels Tottenham Stadium gig due to tube strikes, are any other concerts at risk?
Post Malone has been forced to postpone two London concerts at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium next week.
With tube strikes set to shut down much of the capital’s transport network, promoted Live Nation has deemed it “impossible” for fans to travel safely to and from the shows without Underground services.
The disruption comes as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) - including drivers, signallers and maintenance staff - prepare to walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions. The union is demanding a 32-hour working week, down from the current 35, alongside a pay rise.
Transport for London (TfL), which is struggling with almost £13bn of debt, called the demands “neither practical nor affordable” and instead offered a 3.4 per cent increase.
With strikes planned between Monday and Thursday, TfL has warned of little or no Tube service for most of the week, plus knock-on disruption on Sunday.
Nick Dent, London Underground’s director of customer operations, said: “It is not too late to call off the strikes and put our offer to the RMT members. We have met four times in the past two weeks and would welcome further talks.”
This will be the first tube-wide industrial action in three years, but unlike past strikes, separate groups of workers will walk out on different days, compounding the chaos.
Economists at the Centre for Economics and Business Research estimate the walkout could cost the UK economy around £230m as commuters are left stranded.
Post Malone is not the only worldwide artist whose upcoming concert is affected by tube strikes.
Fans going to see Coldplay at Wembley Stadium on September 12, as well as Riley Green at the O2 Forum, will also have to navigate around the abandoned Underground services.