“Monday morning, Freeman Stage posted online, “…two male subjects made alarming statements to an employee at the Welcome Center in the Bayside community in regards to the performance of The Band Perry.
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The band was in the location preparing for the show, which was expected to pull in 2,400 people, when the threats were made.
For those who had tickets to the concert, The Freeman Stage said it will honor exchanges for the rescheduled concert date of August 17.
DE police released surveillance photos of two white men they believe made the threatening comments.
Grimes said: “You always want to make the right decision, and that might not be the popular decision”.
Country group The Band Perry had to cancel their performance on Sunday, July 3 after receiving threats of violence.
“While we are sad we don’t get to see you tonight, we love you and consider your wellbeing and security our top priority”, the band members wrote. Fournier said specific details will not be released to avoid jeopardizing the investigation. “We’ll see you soon”.
Joshua M. Freeman Foundation spokeswoman Alyson Cunningham said the venue had beefed up security following the shooting death of Christina Grimmie at an Orlando, Fla. venue last month. One was wearing green shorts and a green T-shirt, the other blue shorts and a purple T-shirt. Gary Fournier said the men issued shocking statements just before 3 p.m.at Americana Bayside Welcome Center, ETCanada reported.
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Police announced in a statement Tuesday that 35-year-old Dzmitry Papou of Selbyville surrendered to authorities after learning of the case in local media.
