CULTURE CLUB: Mikey Craig, Jon Moss, Boy George and Roy Hay. Photo / AP
CULTURE CLUB: Mikey Craig, Jon Moss, Boy George and Roy Hay. Photo / AP
After dropping their Christchurch show weeks ago, Culture Club have now cancelled their New Zealand visit altogether.
The 80s icons, headed by Boy George, were due to play Vector Arena on December 4 but promoters announced in a press release on Monday that it has been axed.
In an "exclusive" interview to promote the Auckland show, Boy George took off his microphone and ended the interview saying: "You know what, why don't you move on to something more helpful, you know what I mean?
His response was to a question about his 2009 conviction for assault and falsely imprisoning a male escort.
"I was genuinely shocked when that happened, because we had had such a good interview up until that point," Street told viewers after the interview aired.
Just did a stinking interview for New Zealand which I ended @RobertDowneyJr style! Now I need my own movie franchise!
— Boy George (the truth is in your breath) (@BoyGeorge) November 2, 2016
"There was nothing that led me to believe that he was even remotely uncomfortable talking about it, and because we'd talked about the immigration issues we felt like it was relevant. It was a real shame because he was very likeable."
All tickets to the Auckland show will be refunded via TicketMaster.