The Script postpone gig at Newcastle's Utilita Arena

The show was set to go ahead on Saturday, March 14, but the band issued an announcement via social media on Friday night that they would be postponing the show until Saturday July 18.

A post on Facebook read: “Our show in Newcastle at the Utilita Arena tomorrow night (March 14th) has been rescheduled for Saturday July 18th. Tickets will remain valid for the rescheduled show. Thank you to #TheScriptFamily for your understanding.”

The arena remains open, however it stated on Friday March 13 via its Facebook page that the team is “closely monitoring the situation and following advice from the Department of Health and Social Care and Public Health England regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus)”.

The Script’s announcement came just minutes after James Arthur had finished playing his Friday night show at The Arena.

The Script did not specifically mention coronavirus in their announcment.

However, the decision comes amid expectations that the Government will ban large public gatherings in the UK next week in a bid to try and prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Thursday, March 12, that the country was officially moving to the ‘delay’ phase but he stopped short of closing schools and banning large gatherings.

On Friday, March 13, the Premier League and the EFL made the decision to postpone their seasons – with other major sporting events across the country doing the same.