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US singer Ryan Adams’s concert at a taxpayer-funded venue in Glasgow should be scrapped while he is being probed over abuse claims, ­campaigners have demanded.

The chart-topping musician is at the centre of harassment allegations from seven women, including his ex-wife Mandy Moore, and has also been accused of sending explicit messages to an underage fan.

Now equalities campaigners have asked bosses at Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall to axe his show there in April while the 44-year-old is ­investigated by the FBI.

The concert is the only one by the New York, New York singer expected to take place north of the Border during his tour of the UK and Ireland.

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The Royal Concert Hall is funded by Glasgow City Council and is run on its behalf by Glasgow Life.

Scottish Labour’s equalities spokeswoman Rhoda Grant said: “Maybe the sensible thing to do is to pull the plug until the allegations have been investigated.

“Everyone is innocent until proven guilty but public organisations need to hold themselves to a higher ­standard and should not be seen to be condoning such behaviour.”

Mandy Jones, founder of the Empowered Woman Project, added: “The ­allegations against him are very worrying and, if true, suggest someone who knows how to use his power to exercise control.

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“I don’t see how a ­concert could go ahead with ­allegations like this hanging over him. I hope the organisers see sense and cancel it.”

The event is ­still ­scheduled to take place and is a ­sell-out but a ­number of tickets have become ­available through the ­venue’s main box office and ­secondary ticketing websites.

The Royal Concert Hall holds 2475 people and is one of Scotland’s most prestigious music venues.

The gig is being organised and promoted by Glasgow-based firm PCL Events, which is run by ­businessman Paul Cardow.

Glasgow Life said: “We’re in ­discussions with the company which has hired the venue.”

Lucky Now singer Adams’s upcoming album Big Colors, which his tour should be ­promoting, has been put on hold since the claims were made earlier this month.

The New York Times revealed Adams ­allegedly began ­communicating with a 14-year-old named Ava, which continued until she was 16.

A string of other claims were made by women involving an alleged pattern of manipulative behaviour, including accusations of psychological abuse from ex-wife Moore, a singer and actress.

Adams has denied the ­allegations. He said: “I’m not a perfect man and I have made many mistakes. To ­anyone I’ve ever hurt, however unintentionally, I apologise deeply and unreservedly.

“But the picture that this ­article paints is upsettingly ­inaccurate. Some of its details are misrepresented, some are exaggerated, some are outright false.

“I’d never have inappropriate interactions with someone I thought was underage. Period.”

Adams last played Scotland in 2017. Cardow did not respond to our requests for a comment.