Marilyn Manson cancels Russian tour

US shock rocker Marilyn Manson has cancelled his planned tour of Russian cities scheduled for this spring, Russian concert ticket seller Sibparter said on Thursday.

“Unfortunately, for reasons beyond our control, Marilyn Manson has canceled the entire tour of Russian cities," the statement said, adding that the company hoped the concerts would be held at a later date.

The musician had earlier announced concerts across Russia, in Kazan, Samara, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Chelyabinsk, Krasnoyarsk and Nizhny Novgorod.

Manson canceled the tour after being dissatisfied with the organization of his mid-December concert in Yekaterinburg, the media reported, citing the organizers of Manson’s concert in Kazan.

The report said the organizers failed to comply with the singer’s stipulation that the temperature in the auditorium remain above 17 degrees Celsius (62.6 degrees Fahrenheit) throughout the performance.