{"id":27594,"date":"2026-05-03T10:27:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T10:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/27594\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T10:27:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T10:27:39","slug":"utilita-arenas-statement-to-peter-kay-fans-due-to-attend-show-in-birmingham-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/27594\/","title":{"rendered":"Utilita Arena’s statement to Peter Kay fans due to attend show in Birmingham tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Utilita Arena has issued security advice for Peter Kay fans<\/p>\n

10:21, 02 May 2026Updated 10:22, 02 May 2026<\/p>\n

\"Comedian<\/p>\n

Comedian Peter Kay(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Birmingham Utilita Arena has confirmed Peter Kay’s set will go ahead at the venue tonight following last night’s bomb scare.<\/p>\n

Peter Kay’ fans were evacuated from the Brindleyplace<\/a> arena just 45 minutes into the comedian’s gig on Friday, May 1.<\/p>\n

A 19-year-old was arrested on suspicion of a bomb hoax offence <\/a>after armed police descended onto the venue.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Reason Peter Kay Birmingham Utilita gig evacuated as police issue major arrest update<\/a><\/p>\n

He remained in police custody this morning.<\/p>\n

Utilita bosses have since confirmed that Peter Kay’s show will go ahead tonight.<\/p>\n

Fans who were left disappointed by last night’s show being cut short will soon be contacted with information about “next steps”.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Utilita Arena said: “Following the precautionary evacuation of Utilita Arena Birmingham<\/a> during Peter Kay\u2019s performance last night, we can confirm that tonight\u2019s Peter Kay event, May 2,will go ahead as planned.<\/p>\n

“Following an extensive search by West Midlands Police<\/a>, no items of a suspicious nature were found, and the building was determined to be safe. West Midlands Police are satisfied with the security measures in place.<\/p>\n

“We would like to thank the attendees of yesterday\u2019s Peter Kay event for their cooperation, which ensured a swift and safe evacuation.<\/p>\n

“Ticket holders for yesterday\u2019s Peter Kay performance will be contacted with the next steps from their original point of purchase.<\/p>\n

“The safety and security of our customers and colleagues is always our first priority.<\/p>\n

“We work closely with local and national authorities, constantly reviewing our security measures to ensure they are effective and proportionate.<\/p>\n

“We employ a range of security measures, both visible and behind the scenes, across all NEC venues, during events and at all other times.<\/p>\n

“These measures include tailored venue search operations, strategically placed security personnel, multi-purpose dog response teams, intelligence-led CCTV monitoring, and partnerships with West Midlands Police, who often deploy additional resources.<\/p>\n

“While you may not see all security activity, please be assured that it is ongoing, often behind the scenes.”<\/p>\n

A West Midlands Police<\/a> spokesperson added: “Following searches of the Utilita Arena last night no items of a suspicious nature were found.<\/p>\n

“A 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of a bomb hoax offence and remains in custody this morning as our enquiries continue.<\/p>\n

“We’re grateful to everyone for their co-operation and understanding. As always our priority is the safety of the public.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Utilita Arena has issued security advice for Peter Kay fans 10:21, 02 May 2026Updated 10:22, 02 May 2026…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27595,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[991,61,969,5,6,12127],"class_list":{"0":"post-27594","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uk","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-crime","10":"tag-peter-kay","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom","13":"tag-utilita-arena-birmingham"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116510172332191449","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27594\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}