US country music star Ella Langley cancels show due to 'security threat'
Police say they checked the concert venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma but "could not find any threat".
US country music star Ella Langley cancels show over 'security threat'
Ella Langley apologised to fans, calling her decision "incredibly difficult"
US country music star Ella Langley said she had to call off her sold-out concert in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Friday night because of a "serious security threat".
The singer made what she described as the "incredibly difficult" choice about two hours before the show was due to begin at the 19,000-seater arena.
In an Instagram post, the 27-year-old said the threat concerned "the safety of my fans, the venue staff and my team".
Cpt Richard Meulenberg of the Tulsa Police Department said someone had phoned in claiming "great harm" would be carried out at the event, with "shots fired and bombs."
He said his team had searched the BOK Center several times before the show and "could not find any threat".
"The event was ready to go," he added, saying officers with sniffer dogs carried out another sweep of the arena after the call was made.
"We could not find a credible threat," he said, adding that the caller had "disrupted this entire event" for thousands of Langley fans.
The star - who gave no further details - also apologised to fans, saying more information about ticket refunds "will be shared as soon as possible".
The BOK Center released its own statement, saying that "the safety and well-being of everyone involved is our absolute priority, and after careful consideration, we have determined that the show cannot proceed.
"We understand the disappointment this news brings and apologise to fans who planned to attend."
In September, Langley's country hit Choosin' Texas passed Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You to become the longest-running number one single in US chart history.
That success helped the Alabama singer sweep the Academy of Country Music Awards in May.