Ronnie is still upset about being denied a UK visa.
In a video shared on Instagram, he commented, “Roses are red and two lips are vibrant. The UK won’t let you in unless you are a migrant,” alongside a Daily Express article titled ‘Nearly 100,000 asylum seekers granted right to work in UK due to backlog.’
Recently, Falling In Reverse had to postpone their U.K. tour after Radke’s visa was denied because of his criminal record. The band explained on social media that his past conviction continues to affect their international tours.
They stated, “We regret to announce that the home office has denied Ronnie’s visa application for the remaining 2024 U.K. shows… The U.K. is currently refusing entry to visa applicants who served more than 12 months prison time, as Ronnie did in 2008.”
“Therefore, we will not be able to come to the U.K. this month to perform the shows we were greatly looking forward to. We will be postponing the shows to next year while we continue to work through this issue legally to obtain the necessary visa,” they added.
Later, Ronnie addressed the canceled Falling In Reverse U.K. tour on social media. He explained, “You probably heard the news that I was denied my visa into the UK after selling 75,000 tickets — a literal Taylor Swift-sized concert worth of tickets. And you probably go and assume that it’s a politically charged reason, but it’s not.”
He continued, “It’s just the fact that they changed the law. I was allowed to get in after 10 years, after getting out of prison, they changed the law, That’s why they didn’t let Lil Wayne in. That’s why they didn’t let Ja Rule in. That’s why they didn’t let Snoop Dogg in, and a multitude of other artists.”
“And in honor of all the people that think that they got a W for this, I just dropped a ‘god save the king of the music scene’ t-shirt on my Falling In Reverse website for all, and the UK website. And this is not just an ordinary t-shirt, guys. 100% of these proceeds are going to the United Kingdom Prison Reform charity. 100% of the proceeds,” Radke also shared.
He concluded, “And to all the fans that were really upset that I couldn’t come over there, 75,000 tickets sold, which is ridiculous, guys, it’s so crazy. I’m so honored to know that I could sell 75,000 tickets in the United Kingdom.”
In 2006, Radke was involved in an altercation that led to a death, although he didn’t cause it. He was put on probation but violated it in 2008, which led to a prison sentence of over a year.
