Nothing But Thieves '100% deny' abuse allegations made by fans on Twitter

Nothing But Thieves have denied sexual assault allegations that have been made against them on social media.

Accusations against members of the band were shared on Twitter on Monday.

Following the allegations, a gig they were due to headline for NME in London was cancelled.

"We 100% deny any wrong doing in the false allegations brought against us," said the band in a statement shared on Twitter.

"We were advised not to address the false allegations and give them unwarranted attention but this has been so distressing and damaging we can no longer sit idly by."

Read the full statement from the band.

The band says they are taking the allegations against them "very seriously".

"We will consider taking appropriate legal action against all slanderous claims," the statement continues.

"We have the utmost respect for women and would never treat them in the ways that we have been accused of."

NME issued a statement announcing the cancellation of their Thursday night gig after the allegations emerged.

"NME has been made aware of a number of allegations that have been made on social media against the band Nothing But Thieves," it says in a statement.

"We have therefore taken the decision to cancel the show that the band were scheduled to play for us."

The band are due to perform on Wednesday night at the O2 Guildhall in Southampton and that gig is believed to be going ahead.

Newsbeat contacted the venue and were told the band were sound checking for their show and that there was a queue of fans already waiting outside.

Since NME cancelled the London gig, Nothing But Thieves' support act July Talk have pulled out of the remaining dates on the band's current UK tour.

"We can no longer participate due to accounts we've read online of misconduct," Canadian act July Talk wrote on Facebook.

"Because we don't anticipate this issue being resolved within the remaining show dates, we have to step away."

"We hope that increased awareness will bring positive change to an industry that so desperately needs it."

The NME gig was the launch of the 2017 NME Awards and Nothing But Thieves had previously spoken of their excitement at playing the show.

"It's amazing to be asked to play at such an institution for music," they said in a statement when it was announced.

"We promise to be at least half as good and twice as drunk as Biffy [Clyro] were last year."

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