US evangelist Franklin Graham has announced he is to return to Glasgow’s OVO Hydro arena after successfully winning a legal battle having had a prior booking cancelled by the venue.
The son of late preacher Billy Graham was banned by owners Scottish Event Campus (SEC) from holding an evangelistic outreach in 2020 for fears he would make homophobic and Islamophobic comments.
It was part of a series of cancellations by venues across the UK.
After taking legal action against a number of the arenas, Graham finally carried out a UK tour last year with events in Newport, Liverpool, Sheffield and London with thousands attending each stop.
He’ll now return for an event in London on 26th August 2023 and then Glasgow in June 2024
Speaking about the new dates, Graham said: “We are excited to return to London again this year and to have an opportunity to preach the Gospel in Glasgow.
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