Ronnie Radke responds to critics after Falling In Reverse UK tour cancellation
Ronnie Radke has taken to Tiktok to issue a response to the controversy surrounding Falling In Reverse's recent UK tour cancellation.
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You probably heard the news that I was denied my visa into the UK after selling 75,000 tickets — a literal Taylor Swift-sized concert worth of tickets. And you probably go and assume that it's a politically charged reason, but it's not. It's just the fact that they changed the law. I was allowed to get in after 10 years, after getting out of prison, they changed the law.
That's why they didn't let Lil Wayne in. That's why they didn't let Ja Rule in. That's why they didn't let Snoop Dogg in and a multitude of other artists. It's not a personal attack, guys. I know you guys are really upset it's postponed. But the funny thing to me is, is you see people online celebrating.
Homie, I just played sold out arena tour in Europe right before the UK. I'm at home right now. Brother, what are you celebrating? My rest and relaxation? You're celebrating the kids in my DMs with cancer that were excited to see me now they can't. That's what you're celebrating. You're celebrating the giant economic hit that's gonna have on the UK for a little second, like the flights, the hotels, the tickets and all that stuff and all this travel and all this stuff. That's what you're celebrating.
You're celebrating your own people being upset, yeah, man, congratulations. You're a wonderful person. And in honor of all the people that think that they got a W for this, I just dropped a 'god save the king of the music scene' t-shirt on my Falling In Reverse website for all, and the UK website. And this is not just an ordinary t-shirt, guys. 100% of these proceeds are going to the United Kingdom Prison Reform charity. 100% of the proceeds.
And to all the fans that were really upset that I couldn't come over there, 75,000 tickets sold, which is ridiculous, guys, it's so crazy. I'm so honored to know that I could sell 75,000 tickets in the United Kingdom. All my fans, I love you guys, I'll see you guys over there. And this t-shirt is for you guys, and 100% is going to that charity that I just said, I'm sorry. I love you guys. See you guys soon.
In addition, he elaborated on the recent news that Falling In Reverse had been removed from the upcoming Nova Rock festival in Austria. He began to publicly beef with the organizers through another Tiktok:
This message is for all my Vienna fans wondering why we're not on Nova Rock festival. We were co-headlining with Korn on this day, and Nova decided to take us off. They announced it. They said we are no longer playing it because a couple people were mad that we canceled a smaller show on our Europe tour, due to a laundry list of reasons why. People cancel shows all the time.
But however, the reason why Nova Rock took us off the festival is because of my personality. I'm a jokey kind of guy, so fans were mad, so I told the fans to chill out and have a 'Vienna sausage.' Nova Rock being the baby back bitch, spineless pieces of shit they are decided to get too scared and take us off.
You would think a literal joke about Vienna sausages would would fly under the radar for these baby back bitches, knowing the shit that that country's already had to go through. So this message is for all my Vienna fans that aren't fucking soft ass little punk ass bitches, I'm sorry. I'm coming back and I'm gonna play a fucking show, in spite of Nova Rock being such punk ass bitches.
And 'Nova Rock', if you're watching this, send me my money, because you still have to pay me. Have a wonderful day… And hold on, guys. I don't like drama. Drama likes me. Okay? I don't want this shit. I just… Everybody's so scared nowadays of like, offending anybody. And that's probably why everybody's, like, afraid of [confrontation,] of like, confronting each other. I'm not afraid of confrontation.
That's probably why you guys are always like, 'Oh, here we go again. Ronnie's got some [confrontation.] No, it's not. I just don't fucking put up with your shit. Okay? I've had it with your shit. You guys, listen, if I'm gonna make a joke, it's a joke. It's so obvious. It's Vienna sausages. You guys are fucking out of your goddamn minds. minds, take a joke. I'm walking here.