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“To be clear, the Stampede did not make the decision to cancel the concert,” Kadatz said Monday.

“We were ready to host a safe a successful concert last night with an equipment load that was safe and approved, and the decision was made outside of the Stampede not to go ahead with the concert.”

Kadatz pointed to the fact that over the years, the Corral, despite its limitations, has hosted many successful concerts by big name acts with no problems, and will continue to do so.

“And we (were) totally prepared (Sunday) night to hold another great concert at the Corral,” he said.

Kadatz explained that, as with any other event, in advance of the Volbeat show they worked closely with the concert promoter and an engineering consultant on production requirements.

With every venue being different in the capabilities of what it can handle, in regards to equipment loads and other things, Kadatz notes it’s usually necessary to “customize” in order to ensure the safety of the band, fans and their own employees.

“The rigging submission was approved by the venue and the structural engineer and the equipment was installed and inspected on Sunday and approved to proceed with the event,” Kadatz said.

“So we were surprised when, about 90 minutes before the concert, the promoter let us know that a decision had been made not to go ahead.”

Requests by the Herald to promoter AEG Live for comment weren’t immediately returned.

Kadatz said he was not privy to all of the conversations that occurred between his team and the promoter, nor would he speculate on whether or not the band had made the decision not to perform due to safety concerns but because it felt the customizing of their stage setup in some way affected the integrity of their performance.