Neil Young cancels Tel Aviv date

Scheduled for July 17, the gig would have seen Young and Crazy Horse rock out for approximately 30,000 fans.

Rocket fire over the past number of days, however, has put paid to the plans, with a police spokesperson telling Reuters that the event was cancelled "in order not to put people in Gaza rocket range at unnecessary risk".

Young and the band released a statement this weekend, saying: “It is with heavy hearts and deep sadness that we must cancel our one and only Israeli concert due to tensions which have rendered the event unsafe at this time.

"We’ll miss the opportunity to play for our fans and look forward to playing in Israel and Palestine in peace.”