Maroon 5 tour dates in China that were scheduled for September 2015 have reportedly been called off. According to various news outlets -- including CNN and the BBC -- there’s speculation that a tweet may have upset Chinese authorities and led the band to be banned from performing in the country.
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The band was apparently set to perform in Shanghai and Beijing. According to CNN, Live Nation announced the cancellation of a Shanghai tour date on Thursday, July 16. Meanwhile, Time Out Beijing wrote the following about a Maroon 5 tour date in its city: “We hear musings about Maroon 5 being prevented from performing by our political friends up above.”