Coldplay have ditched plans to rock the bonny banks of Loch Lomond this summer.

 

Chris Martin's band were due to perform open-air gigs at the loch-side on July 2 and 3. But the group have pulled out after Strathclyde Police said the gigs would be difficult to police due to their preparations for the G8 Summit at Gleneagles from July 6 to 8.

 

A spokeswoman for West Dunbartonshire Council said: "Coldplay will not be playing Loch Lomond on July 2 and 3. The band will be in France on these dates.

"We held informal talks with their management but the plans have now fallen through."

 

Police had asked council bosses to consider re-scheduling the concerts due to concerns they would be unable to provide security at the gigs, just days before the Summit. They say the G8 event will stretch all eight Scots police forces to capacity.

 

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Ooh, if they're going to France, maybe they'll do a gig in the Netherlands too, that's pretty close to France, right? :idea2: