Two upcoming concerts in China by American rock group Bon Jovi - who have previously included imagery of the Dalai Lama in a show - have been suddenly cancelled, reports said on Tuesday.
Bon Jovi was scheduled to play two dates - in Beijing and Shanghai - but ticket sales were abruptly halted with no reason given and the performances scrapped, according to local blogs.
The ticket sellers Damai.cn confirmed that they had stopped selling tickets at the behest of the concert organisers, but were not told why.
"The concert is likely to be cancelled, we are still waiting for confirmation," a customer service agent for Damai, who declined to give her name, told AFP. "We do not know the specific reasons."
Jon Bon Jovi recently recorded a video of him singing in Mandarin ahead of his planned concerts.
