Cannibal Corpse has released ther following statement regarding their abbreviated August 17, 2007 performance in Bogota, Colombia:

"We have to clear up what happened at the Colombian show we recently played. The show was cut short, and cut short for one reason only: The Police Shut It Down. Although we had terrible luck throughout the day in other ways (major problems with the local audio equipment, Alex [Webster, bass] was violently ill with food poisoning), these reasons would not be enough to make us stop playing. We stopped because the local promoter told us that we must stop because of the police. We had already played 11 songs (normally we play 17 or 18). We all wanted to play more, but the promoter said it was impossible. Unfortunately, nobody explained this situation to the fans, and many were angry, and a small riot ensued during which time our banner and pedal boards were stolen.

"It is very important to us in Cannibal Corpse that our fans understand that we were not responsible in any way for being cut short, it was the police. We are sorry to the fans there who saw us play a shorter set than normal, but it was not our fault that we had to stop playing."