Terrorist Threat Stymies Killers Show

03/13/09 12:02pm

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

A Killers show that was set to take place in Amsterdam last night (Thursday) was postponed because of a terrorist threat in the city.

Police received an anonymous tip on Wednesday night from an unregistered number in Brussels, Belgium that an Ikea store in a popular shopping area was the target, according to Pollstar.com. The authorities shut down a movie theatre and the Killers concert, which has been rescheduled to May 29.

"It wasn't a regular bomb warning, but a warning of a planned action aimed at creating casualties in shops," Amsterdam mayor Job Cohen said in a Pollstar.com article.

Amsterdam police told the Associated Press that six men and women had been arrested and were being questioned in connection with the threats, but hadn't been charged. The news service reports one of the detained is related to a person who was involved in a bombing in Madrid, Spain.

The Killers are touring in support of last year's Day & Age. You can see them here (unless there are more terrorist threats):

March 13 Dusseldorf, Germany @ Philipshalle
March 14 Berlin, Germany @ Max Schmelinghalle
March 16 Munich, Germany @ Zenith
March 17 Milan, Italy @ Datch Forum
March 18 Zurich, Switzerland @ Maag Eventhall
March 19 Paris, France @ Zenith
March 21 Barcelona, Spain @ Pavello Olimpic De Badalona
March 22 Madrid, Spain @ Palacio De Deportes
March 28 Sydney, Australia @ Centennial Park (V Festival)
March 29 Gold Coast, Australia @ Avica Resort (V Festival)
March 31 Christchurch, New Zealand @ Westpac Arena
April 2 Auckland, New Zealand @ Vector Arena
April 4 Melbourne, Australia @ Melbourne Showgrounds (V Festival)
April 5 Perth, Australia @ Claremont Showgrounds (V Festival)
April 16 Phoenix, AZ @ Dodge Theatre
April 17 Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel
April 18 Indio, CA @ Empire Polo Fields (Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival)
April 19 San Jose, CA @ San Jose Event Center
April 22 Seattle, WA @ WAMU Theater at Qwest Field Events Center
April 23 Victoria, BC @ Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
April 24 Vancouver, BC @ Thunderbird Arena at University Of British Columbia
April 26 Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome
April 27 Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
April 30 Milwaukee, WI @ The Eagles Club
May 1 Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre
May 2 Bonner Springs, KS @ Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone
May 4 St. Louis, MO @ Fox Theatre
May 5 Columbus, OH @ Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
May 6 Cleveland, OH @ Time Warner Cable Amphitheater at Tower City
May 8 Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
May 9 Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
May 29 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Heineken Music Hall
May 30 Landgraaf, Netherlands @ Pinkpop Festival
May 31 Hamburg, Germany @ Color Line Arena
June 5 Nuremberg, Germany @ Rock Im Park festival
June 7 Ljubljana, Slovenia @ Hippodrome Stozice
June 8 Verona, Italy @ Verona Arena
June 28 Athens, Greece @ Rockwave Festival
July 1 Bucharest, Romania @ B'estfest 2009
July 8 Hultsfred, Sweden @ Hultsfred Festival
July 11 Balado, Scotland @ T In The Park Festival
July 12 Naas, Ireland @ Punchestown Racecourse (Oxegen Festival)
July 14 Rome, Italy @ RomaRock
July 16 Carhaix, France @ Festival Les Vieilles Charrues
July 18 Lisbon, Portugal @ Estadio De Restelo (Festival Super Bock Super Rock)
July 19 Benicassim, Spain @ Benicassim Festival