{"id":463267,"date":"2026-10-11T22:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T22:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/463267\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T22:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T22:14:09","slug":"ella-langley-speaks-out-after-bomb-threat-forces-concert-cancellation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/463267\/","title":{"rendered":"Ella Langley Speaks Out After Bomb Threat Forces Concert Cancellation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Ella Langley<br \/>\n                          I&#8217;m Choosin&#8217; Safety Over the Stage!!!<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              October 11, 2026<br \/>\n                            12:30 PM PDT\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261011_2e62d527d8534168a13ba791eccc7e93\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ba92f434-9310-4d48-b1ae-2bd6369c92d7\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2e62d527d8534168a13ba791eccc7e93_md.jpg\" alt=\"ella-langley-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ella-langley\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ella Langley<\/a> is standing by her decision to cancel a concert over a bomb threat &#8230; telling fans she&#8217;d make the same call a billion times over because no show is worth someone&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n<p>The country star got emotional onstage in Lubbock, Texas Saturday night while addressing the scary situation that forced her to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/09\/ella-langley-tulsa-concert-canceled-security-threat\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pull the plug<\/a> on Friday&#8217;s sold-out show in Tulsa, Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<p>Waiting for your permission to load the Twitter Tweet.<\/p>\n<p>Ella told the crowd she was responsible for making a decision affecting thousands of people &#8230; and she wasn&#8217;t about to gamble with their safety.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A concert is not worth a human life,&#8221; she said, adding she&#8217;d make the same decision &#8220;10 billion times over.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Choosin&#8217; Texas&#8221; singer also admitted she nearly canceled Saturday&#8217;s show, too &#8230; but says her faith in Jesus gave her the courage to get back onstage.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260823_c718dead093c4a908a4bb110a38b2cf7\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ba92f434-9310-4d48-b1ae-2bd6369c92d7\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/c718dead093c4a908a4bb110a38b2cf7_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-ella-langley-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ella said she felt a tug in her chest telling her it was safe to perform &#8230; and she&#8217;s refusing to let fear dictate her future.<\/p>\n<p>She told the crowd she&#8217;s &#8220;not going to live in fear&#8221; &#8230; making it known nobody is going to scare her away from doing what she loves.<\/p>\n<p>As for what sparked all this &#8230; Tulsa police say they received a warning about possible gunfire and bombs at Friday&#8217;s concert at the BOK Center. Officers swept the venue with bomb-sniffing dogs but found no credible threat.<\/p>\n<p>      <a id=\"gallery-link-d38de96d-02b4-4fed-8f82-8eadf5742712\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2026\/09\/22\/ella-langley-hot-shots\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:d38de96d-02b4-4fed-8f82-8eadf5742712\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ba92f434-9310-4d48-b1ae-2bd6369c92d7\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fa87ad41097d4305b55af01944468b53_md.jpg\" alt=\"Ella Langley Hot Shots\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Police say they did not recommend canceling the performance &#8230; but Ella and her team decided not to take any chances.<\/p>\n<p>Back in Texas, Ella thanked fans for showing up and giving her and her crew the love they needed after a frightening 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>And despite the scare, she&#8217;s not hanging up her microphone anytime soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ella Langley I&#8217;m Choosin&#8217; Safety Over the Stage!!! 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