US country star cancels Belfast gig and rest of European tour: ‘It wasn't an easy decision'
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US country star Hardy has cancelled his gig at the Ulster Hall which was set to take place in just over two weeks' time.
The Philadelphia-born singer-songwriter also scrapped the rest of the European leg of his Jim Bob Tour just days before it was scheduled to begin in Copenhagen, Denmark on Thursday.
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