The R&B singer Chris Brown has been freed on bail after he was arrested in the UK and later charged over an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub two years ago.

Judge Tony Baumgartner, at Southwark crown court in London, told the American singer, 36, that his bail conditions would allow him to continue his scheduled world tour, which includes dates in the UK in June and July.

Brown was told he must lodge a £5m security fee with the court, which is a financial guarantee to ensure a defendant returns to court and may be forfeited if they do not. Brown was told to pay £4m to the court immediately, with a further £1m due in seven days.

Brown was arrested at about 2am on 15 May at the five-star Lowry hotel in Salford, Greater Manchester, after flying into the UK for the tour. He had been in custody since then after initially being refused bail on 16 May.

The Breezy Bowl XX tour, which kicks off in Amsterdam on 8 June, includes 10 UK dates, beginning at the Co-op Live arena in Manchester on 15 June, with further dates in London, Cardiff, Birmingham and Glasgow.

Brown, a Grammy-winning artist and a former partner of the singer Rihanna, is accused of causing grievous bodily harm to Abraham Diaw in February 2023, in an incident in which Brown is alleged to have attacked the music producer with a bottle.

Speaking at the time of his arrest, Adele Kelly, the deputy chief crown prosecutor for CPS London North, said: “We have authorised the Metropolitan police to charge Chris Brown, 36, with one count of grievous bodily harm, contrary to section 18 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. The alleged incident occurred in London on 19 February 2023.”

Brown did not appear in court for the bail application hearing.