Arsenal 'quietly remove' Scott Mills from Boyzone gig at club stadium weeks after BBC sack

Callum Vurley
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:33:07 +0000

Arsenal Football Club has scrubbed all references to Scott Mills from their official website following the broadcaster's dismissal from the BBC a fortnight ago.

The 53-year-old had been booked to perform DJ sets supporting Boyzone at the Emirates Stadium on 5 and 6 June as part of the band's 'Two For The Road' concerts.

It is understood Mills will no longer appear at the north London venue this summer, the Daily Mail report.

When the booking was announced in February, Mills had expressed enthusiasm about the gigs, stating: "What a dream to support the lads this summer, it's going to be 2 nights of big tunes, big singalongs and plenty of 90s nostalgia."

Mills was sacked by the BBC on 27 March following an investigation into his personal conduct.

His departure came seven years after Metropolitan Police officers questioned him regarding allegations of historic sexual offences involving a boy under 16.

The allegations reportedly concerned events between 1997 and 2000, when Mills was in his twenties.

A complaint was initially lodged in 2016, leading to police interviews in 2018.

Officers subsequently submitted evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service, which determined there was insufficient evidence to proceed with charges.

The BBC has since launched an internal inquiry to establish which senior figures were aware of the police investigation and when they learned of it.

The BBC has similarly distanced itself from the former presenter by taking down a commemorative plaque from Radio 1's main broadcasting studio.

The silver tribute had been installed on Mills' final day at the station in 2022, with studio 82A officially renamed 82 Mills in recognition of his 24-year tenure.

Reports indicate the plaque was quietly removed over the Bank Holiday weekend from the studio where Greg James now hosts the Radio 1 Breakfast Show.

Photographs of Mills have also been taken down from Radio 2 areas within Broadcasting House.

One insider described the removals as "the talk of Broadcasting House".

Mills addressed the allegations in a statement, explaining that he had fully cooperated with the 2018 police inquiry.

"Since the investigation related to an allegation that dates back nearly 30 years and the police investigation was closed seven years ago, I hope the public and the media will understand and respect my wish not to make any further public comment," he said.

Beyond the Arsenal cancellation, Mills has also lost other bookings. He had been due to perform at Leicester Racecourse on 25 April but was replaced by Denise Van Outen in mid-February, reportedly due to "unforeseen circumstances".

The BBC is expected to announce his Radio 2 Breakfast Show replacement in the coming weeks.