![Neil Young: Young cancelled an entire European tour in 1997 after cutting his finger whilst making a ham sandwich.]()
Neil Young: Young cancelled an entire European tour in 1997 after cutting his finger whilst making a ham sandwich. "I'd have eaten the thing in one piece if I'd known that cutting it in half would jeopardize the tour... It's macaroni and cheese from now on."
![Joe Strummer: Strummer disappeared shortly before the Clash's 1982 tour of the UK. The punk icon had fled to France, grown a beard and ran the Paris marathon instead.]()
Joe Strummer: Strummer disappeared shortly before the Clash's 1982 tour of the UK. The punk icon had fled to France, grown a beard and ran the Paris marathon instead.
![Morrissey: As a militant animal rights activist, Morrissey cancelled a show in Dresden, Germany back in 1999 after he discovered the venue used to be an abattoir. The Smiths frontman also stormed off stage at a Coachella gig after smelling meat, saying,]()
Morrissey: As a militant animal rights activist, Morrissey cancelled a show in Dresden, Germany back in 1999 after he discovered the venue used to be an abattoir. The Smiths frontman also stormed off stage at a Coachella gig after smelling meat, saying, "I can smell burning flesh ... and I hope to God it's human."
![Oasis: the Manchunians cancelled an entire US tour in 1996 after frontman Liam Gallagher went off to buy a house.]()
Oasis: the Manchunians cancelled an entire US tour in 1996 after frontman Liam Gallagher went off to buy a house. "Liam had actually made it to the airport in England," according to Noel, "and as I'm getting on the plane he%u2019s getting off because his wife called, saying, "we need to buy a house".
![Kings Of Leon: The band abandoned a show half way in July 2010 after pigeons began]()
Kings Of Leon: The band abandoned a show half way in July 2010 after pigeons began "shitting in [bassist] Jared's mouth", according to drummer Nathan Followill, who later tweeted, "don't take it out on Jared, it's the fucking venue's fault".
![Kanye West: Kanye cancelled the second night of his Yeezus tour five hours before he was due on stage, siting]()
Kanye West: Kanye cancelled the second night of his Yeezus tour five hours before he was due on stage, siting "unforeseen circumstances". The following day, West was suspiciously engaged to Kim Kardashian, causing fans to speculate that West cancelled the gig to propose.
![Keith Richards: The Rolling Stones were forced to postpone the start of their 2006 European tour after Richards fell out of a coconut tree in Fiji.]()
Keith Richards: The Rolling Stones were forced to postpone the start of their 2006 European tour after Richards fell out of a coconut tree in Fiji.
![Lauryn Hill: The singer was two hours for a gig in Atlanta, claiming that she had to]()
Lauryn Hill: The singer was two hours for a gig in Atlanta, claiming that she had to "align her energy" before she could play. We've all been there - energy is notorious for taking its time to align, eh?
![The Rolling Stones: The Stones kept 100,000 people waiting for almost two hours at their 1976 Knebworth gig. Support band 10CC said that Keith Richards had]()
The Rolling Stones: The Stones kept 100,000 people waiting for almost two hours at their 1976 Knebworth gig. Support band 10CC said that Keith Richards had "over-refreshed" himself in the afternoon and was shipped off-site for a snooze.
![Justin Bieber: the popstar was two hours late for his O2 gig in 2013 because he was playing video games. Backstage sources claim that the]()
Justin Bieber: the popstar was two hours late for his O2 gig in 2013 because he was playing video games. Backstage sources claim that the "stroppy youngster locked himself in his dressing room to play computer games". He also allegedly ranted, "it's my gig, I will go out when I want to".
![Axl Rose: Rose was late for a show in Tampa Bay back in 1991 because he was watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze. The assistant owner of the venue said that the singer’s attention was “100% on the movie” and that Rose simply “couldn’t be bothered”.]()
Axl Rose: Rose was late for a show in Tampa Bay back in 1991 because he was watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze. The assistant owner of the venue said that the singer’s attention was “100% on the movie” and that Rose simply “couldn’t be bothered”.