Russell Brand misses flight to SA

The British comedian was scheduled to kick off the SA leg of his Messiah Complex world tour at the Montecasino Teatro in Johannesburg on Friday, 15 November, but promoters have been forced to cancel the show because Brand missed his flight.

“There was a technical problem with his passport and the airline did not allow him to board,” said Tony Feldman of Showtime Management, according to Media Update.

“The promoter has made emergency arrangements to get him to Johannesburg but unfortunately he will be a day late. Showtime is working to replace tonight’s show with a performance next week. This will be advised as soon as possible.

“Patrons for tonight’s show can either get a full refund from Computicket or hold on to their tickets until a possible replacement date is announced. If this does not happen Computicket will fully refund on presentation from next week.”

“We apologise to Russell Brand fans for the inconvenience and for this unexpected and disappointing last minute change,” he added.

“This only affects tonight’s show. The remainder of the SA Tour will go ahead as scheduled.”

Aside from the cancelled show, Brand will be at the Montecasino Teatro from 16 to 18

November and at the Artscape in Cape Town 19 and 20 November.

– TEAMtalk Media