R&B star Chris Brown released on bail after being arrested at 5-star Manchester hotel over ‘nightclub bottle attack’
R&B star Chris Brown has been released on bail after being arrested over an alleged nightclub bottle attack.
The American singer, 36, is accused of assaulting producer Abe Diaw at Tape nightclub in Mayfair, Central London, in February 2023.
Brown was arrested at the five-star Lowry Hotel in Manchester last week after flying into the city on a private jet.
The star was today granted conditional bail Southwark Crown Court.
The two-time Grammy winner was set to kick off his 20-year anniversary tour next month.
This includes two nights at the Co-Op Live stadium in Manchester before performances in Cardiff, London, Birmingham and Glasgow in June.
But it has now been thrown into doubt.
The 36-year-old appeared at Manchester Magistrates Court on Friday charged with one count of grievous bodily harm.
The court heard how Brown allegedly struck Diaw “several times” with a bottle before chasing him across the bar then punching and kicking him alongside another person.
The alleged attack was captured on CCTV in a club “full of people”, it was said.
District Judge Joanne Hirst said the case was “too serious” to be dealt with in her court.
The Met said in a previous statement: ‘’A 36-year-old man was arrested at a hotel in Manchester shortly after 02:00hrs on Thursday, 15 May on suspicion of grievous bodily harm.
‘’He has been taken into custody where he remains.
"The arrest relates to an incident at a venue in Hanover Square on 19 February 2023.
‘’The investigation is being led by detectives from the Central West Area Basic Command Unit.’’
The Sun's Brand and Culture expert, Nick Ede, has suggested the incident casts doubt over the R&B superstar's upcoming tour.
He said: "The incident happened in 2023 but with this new publicity overshadowing his tour, his team may feel that they have to cancel.
"This would be a massive blow for his fans and also to Brown himself.
"The gigs he is playing are some of his biggest ever including the Tottenham Hotspur stadium for two nights to over 62,000 people each night."
Chris Brown's Breezy Bowl XX Tour
Chris Brown announced his 20-year-anniversary tour in March 2025.
The tour is set to kick off on June 8 in Amsterdam, before he travelled over to the UK.
He will be joined by R&B superstar Summer Walker in America and Bryson Tiller in Europe and the UK.
His UK performance dates include:
- Sun Jun 15 - Manchester - Co-Op Live
- Mon Jun 16 - Manchester - Co-Op Live
- Thu Jun 19 - Cardiff - Cardiff Principality Stadium
- Sat Jun 21 - London - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
- Thu Jun 26 - Birmingham - Villa Park Stadium
- Tue Jul 1 - Glasgow, UK - Hampden Park
