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Morgan Carmichael

Kevin Bridges reveals reason for fights breaking out at Glasgow shows

KEVIN Bridges has revealed why he thinks fights broke out during his Glasgow shows last year. 

During the run of Bridges' Overdue Catch-Up tour, which took place last September, a number of fights broke out at the city's OVO Hydro.

It was previously reported that people were removed from the shows as a result of the commotion, and Bridges had to pause his routine a number of times. 

Now, the Clydebank comedian has placed the blame on post-covid drinking. 

Speaking on the Chris Evans Breakfast Show on Virgin Radio, he said: "I have done gigs where you are about to start the closing routine and you are thinking 'This has gone quite good, I'm almost home'.

"Then you just see a guy standing up and security walking over and you think 'Oh my God, there is going to be a fight here'.

"This has happened a lot in my last tour. There were three fights in the Glasgow run and then in Abu Dhabi in January there was a punch-up as well.

"I would rather get arrested in Glasgow than Abu Dhabi so I don't know what happened there.

"I think since Covid when there's a night out people are putting so much into the night. If the gig is at 8 o'clock they are meeting at 12 o'clock and they just start boozing."

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