Avatar Cancels London Concert After Stage Becomes Electrified, Crew Members Shocked
Avatar Cancels London Concert After Stage Becomes Electrified, Crew Members Shocked
Devon ForwardMon, February 16, 2026 at 2:10 AM UTC
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The popular Swedish heavy metal band Avatar was performing a show in London, England, at the Exhibition White City venue on Feb. 14, when a passionate performance turned into a dangerous situation.
After about an hour of the band's set, a situation on stage led Avatar to abruptly stop the concert and cancel the rest of the show, due to fear for the safety of everyone in the venue.
Avatar's frontman, Johannes Eckerström, recounted what happened in a direct message for fans after the show, saying, "As you heard, we didn't make it quite to the finish line."
He went on, describing how "The whole stage became electrified. It burnt up some of our equipment, and it also shocked—severely shocked—two guys in our crew. We have deemed this venue not safe to perform in any longer."
"We could get hurt. We were simply lucky. The crew guys are fine now, so also lucky," Eckerström said, before asking fans if they can finish the concert in London on another night, as he continued, "This is not a safe place to be for you or for us, so, how about a rain check?"
He explained how the band will try to come back to London as soon as possible to make up for the concert cut short on Saturday, adding, "I think both you and us deserve that very much."
"You are amazing, we were pretty amazing too. Let's find an amazing place to finish this. Thank you," Eckerström concluded the earnest message shared to the band's Instagram.
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Luckily, fans of Avatar seemed perfectly understanding, thankful that the band prioritized everyone's safety, while also saying that the show they saw, however short, was still amazing.
"What we got was absolutely incredible and mindblowing. Cant wait to see you again," said one such fan, while similar comments read, "It was brief but oh so sweet," and "The hour we had was absolutely fantastic, we are buzzing."
Others shared notes of support, writing, "I’m glad you’re all okay, that’s scary!" and "Glad to hear that everyone is safe, that’s the most important thing and should be prioritized over the show."
As of writing, the band has not announced a new London concert date. Avatar performed their next show as scheduled in Manchester, England, on Feb. 15.
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This story was originally published by Parade on Feb 16, 2026, where it first appeared in the News section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
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