Pentagram‘s plans to tour the UK and Ireland this coming February have been scuttled. A statement issued by the promoter Route One Booking last Friday, December 05th, read:
“After a tonne of work and a million headaches, we are sad to have to announce that due to ongoing complications, we are left with no choice but to cancel these rescheduled dates for Pentagram. With two dates completely sold out and all shows selling well, this is an absolute nightmare for everyone involved.
We are very sorry to all the people that had purchased tickets and remained patient when the original tour was postponed in July 2025. Refunds for all tickets sold are available from your point of purchase.
There are no plans to reschedule this tour again at any stage in the future.”
This run had previously been booked to take place earlier this year, but was rescheduled to February 2026 this past July in light of unspecified travel issues. At the time, the band stated:
We would like to thank each and everyone who purchased tickets for these shows, your support means the world to us. Due to the unforeseen recent changes in travel restrictions, this unfortunate turn of events is totally beyond the control of the group, promotion, and our management. At this time we can only offer our sincerest thanks to the fans and we regret not being able to perform these shows. Bobby, Henry, Scooter and Tony look forward to returning for the rescheduled concerts in February 2026. Giving 100% is always our top priority
That it is now cancelled indefinitely, fans have speculated that the past criminal history of the band’s vocalist Bobby Liebling may have played a factor. The UK have stringent rules about granting visas to individuals who have served more than 12 months prison time, as Falling In Reverse vocalist Ronnie Radke experienced firsthand last year.
Despite decades of being an active band, a meme of Liebling that went viral earlier this year substantially elevated the veteran doom metal band’s profile. However, the increased attention also cast more scrutiny on the criminal past of Liebling.
This past July, the band’s planned first-ever tour of Australia and New Zealand was scrapped after local pushback opposing the bill. Liebling‘s past struggles with drug addiction were displayed during the 2011 documentary on Liebling. In 2017, the singer, who has had multiple run-ins with the law, was sentenced to 18 months in prison at a Rockville, MD correctional center after being found guilty of a charge of physical abuse/neglect of a vulnerable adult-custodian.
His then Pentagram bandmate Greg Turley stated back in 2017 that Liebling attacked his elderly mother in a “drug-induced” rage. Upon being released and rejoining with the band in 2019, Pentagram described Liebling as being “remorseful and rehabilitated.”
