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Chris Brown jokes about 'nice' jail ahead of huge Cardiff gig
Chris Brown jokes about 'nice' jail ahead of huge Cardiff gig
He said being held in custody was really nice
Chris Brown kicked off his UK tour in Manchester
Chris Brown kicked off his UK tour in Manchester on Sunday, days before he is due back in court after being arrested in the city last month. He addressed his fans by thanking the jail he was held in, describing it as "nice."
On Friday, he will appear in court in London after being charged with assault occasioning grievous bodily harm relating to an alleged incident inside a nightclub in 2023. The 36-year-old, whose release from custody came at the price of a £5m bail, has not yet entered a plea.
The day before his London court date, he is set to perform in the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
The US singer performed to around 20,000 of his fans at the sold-out Co-op Live arena in Manchester on Sunday, with plenty of stadium dates to follow in other UK cities.
Upon opening the UK leg of his Breezy Bowl XX tour, he said to fans in Manchester: "Thank you for coming and supporting me, and thank you to the jail. It was really nice."
A video montage was shown at the start of his show which included clips of TV news footage from outside the Manchester court after he was arrested, which was met by a supportive roar from his loyal fans.
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He is accused of inflicting an "unprovoked attack" on a music producer with a tequila bottle at a nightclub in London while on his last UK tour in 2023.
When he returned to the country a month ago, he was arrested after detectives from London's Metropolitan Police attended the hotel in which he was staying in Salford, Greater Manchester.
He was only released from custody after paying a £5m security fee to the court. The judge said that the singer could go ahead with his tour as part of his bail conditions.
Chris Brown has had 19 singles in the UK top 10, and played most of them on Sunday, including hits like Turn Up The Music, Freaky Friday, With You and Don't Wake Me Up.
After performing in Cardiff on Thursday, he is due to appear at court on Friday alongside his co-defendant, Omololu Akinlolu, a 38-year-old rapper from the US, known as HoodyBaby.
After the hearing, Mr Brown is scheduled to play at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday and Sunday, before further stadium shows in Birmingham and Glasgow, and two more arena dates in Manchester.
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Tickets to his gig at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff are still available, priced from £40.
