I've been aware of this guy for a long time as his first business venture was a photography gallery very close to where I used to live in London in the 90s. I used to go in virtually every month as the vast majority of exhibitions were music related and/or rock photography and covered all manner...
Maybe he had second thoughts and used it as an excuse to cancel the booking? I know I would not be overly enthusiastic about a bunch of pissed-up homophobic car salesmen in a bar I owned. Would you want a bar FULL of lagered-up Jeremy Clarksons?