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Ian McNabb, the voice behind Icicle Works’ 1984 hit “Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream),” claims he’s been “cancelled” in a since-deleted post after a previous post, which has also been deleted, in which he appeared to defend convicted rapist Russell Brand.
Brand was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison on Nov. 9, after being convicted of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
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In wake of his support of Brand, several of McNabb’s British concert dates have been cancelled.
In a now-deleted post on his social media accounts, including Facebook and X, McNabb said that the comedian/actor/influencer is being “stitched up” for his outspoken opinions. “He got close to the target,” McNabb wrote. “And he has a big audience.
“I know people who were in his orbit and girls were throwing themselves at him every night,” he added in the deleted post.
“If that happened to me I know what I’d do.
“If you want to hang out with the artist don’t cry when you’re in the picture.
“All the chicks who turn up at these situations know exactly what’s going on.
“The ones who decided they were done badly to – ten years after the event – are the worst.”
British rock group Icicle Works in 1988 with Ian McNabb (right), Roy Corkill and Chris Layhe.(Photo by BSR Agency/Gentle Look via Getty Images)
McNabb’s defense of Brand did not sit well with some individuals that were hosting his upcoming British tour dates, including an upcoming date at Mundell Music at the Green Hotel in Kinross, Scotland. “Please note. The show with Ian McNabb on Sat 28th November has been cancelled,” reads a post on the venue’s Facebook account.
Promoter Renegade Communications also announced that it has cancelled a trio of McNabb shows in wake of his comments.
“I hate cancelling gigs, and it’s the first time in my career that I’ve had to do it, but not only can I not defend Ian McNabb’s disgraceful social media comments in support of Russell Brand, as a husband and a father of a young daughter, I simply can’t work with him moving forward,” the post on Facebook reads.
“I’ve spoken to his agent and to the venues, and we’re all on the same page on this, and these won’t be the only shows on his tour that are cancelled. I’m told another five were cancelled today,” it continues.
“As a result, Ian McNabb’s shows later this month at The Cluny 2 in Newcastle (25.11.26), Cottiers, Glasgow (26.11.26) and The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh (27.11.26) have all been cancelled.”
The singer later shared the news that he and his upcoming gigs have been “cancelled” and offered an explanation and an apology, but that too has been deleted from his social media accounts.
“In no way did I mean to cause offence to those who have been abused sexually either recently or in past times, however long ago,” he wrote in the since-deleted post.
“I have committed no crime to my knowledge, but understand the upset I have caused.
“I condemn the treatment of women for sexual pleasure that is not consensual, I condemn the predatory nature of males who do so.
“Sorry to those who have bought tickets and feel let down, I now enter a period of self-reflection and contemplation.
“I hope to see you again in the coming years, as I know I haven’t long to do this, I am grateful for the support over the years from loyal fans.”
All of the November dates have been scrubbed from McNabb’s website, but it does still list a Dec. 6 date in Liverpool and a Dec. 10 appearance in Derby, U.K., as well as March and April U.K. dates in 2027.
McNabb last played in the U.S. with the current version of Icicle Works in August and September as part of the Lost ‘80s Live package tour.
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