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Two of Matisyahu‘s current concert events acquired canceled … and he is theorizing the cancelations may’ve been brought on by some employees making a political assertion in opposition to Israel.
The singer-songwriter joined us on “TMZ Live” Thursday … telling us his sold-out present in New Mexico was canceled simply hours earlier than the curtain was set to go up — one thing he discovered about final minute.
As Matisyahu — a really vocal supporter of the Israeli trigger in Gaza — defined it … a fan approached him after he’d already carried out a sound test within the Meow Wolf venue and stated that they had acquired an electronic mail saying the live performance was known as off due to safety threats.
When his workforce approached the occasion organizers about it, Matisyahu says they informed him employees have been afraid to return to work due to attainable protests exterior the constructing and that they would not have time to rent extra staffers for the occasion.
BTW … the protest did not precisely take off — with nearly 5 folks displaying up, apparently, to voice their displeasure based on Matis. So, hardly a risk, actually.
It is not the one present that is been canceled, because it seems … Matisyahu says his present tonight in Tucson, Arizona, can be not taking place as a result of staff there are additionally allegedly calling out.
The attainable reasoning behind this … Matisyahu says he thinks employees may’ve realized the occasion must be known as off in the event that they determined to not arrive for work — including social media posts of a number of the New Mexico workers made it clear they stood in opposition to Israel.
Matisyahu insists he isn’t pushing his politics at his exhibits … admitting he generally makes statements in opposition to Hamas however retains political division out of his performances for probably the most half.
If boycotters are hoping to discourage Matisyahu … it is not working to this point, with him saying he is prepared to play at any venue prepared to host him and his group. He even talked about his cousin who goes to highschool in Tucson — and stated he’d placed on a present at a frat home in the event that they’re !
After all, tensions have been particularly excessive between Israeli and Palestinian supporters since a surprise attack by Hamas on a music pageant on October 7 sparked a full-on conflict within the area.
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A spokesperson for Meow Wolf tells TMZ … “Yesterday, we canceled a concert at the House of Eternal Return. Two hours before the show was set to begin, we found ourselves without adequate staff to safely manage the sold out crowd. Meow Wolf will always prioritize the safety of our employees and our guests. We are in the process of refunding all ticket holders.”
