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Two of Matisyahu‘s current concert events bought canceled … and he is theorizing the cancelations may’ve been attributable to some staff making a political assertion towards 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 realized 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 examine within the Meow Wolf venue and stated that they had acquired an e-mail saying the live performance was known as off due to safety threats.
When his group approached the occasion organizers about it, Matisyahu says they instructed him staff have been afraid to return to work due to potential 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 individuals exhibiting up, apparently, to voice their displeasure in line with Matis. So, hardly a menace, actually.
It’s not the one present that is been canceled, because it seems … Matisyahu says his present tonight in Tucson, Arizona, can also be not taking place as a result of staff there are additionally allegedly calling out.
The potential reasoning behind this … Matisyahu says he thinks staff 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 towards Israel.
Matisyahu insists he isn’t pushing his politics at his reveals … admitting he typically makes statements towards Hamas however retains political division out of his performances for probably the most half.
If boycotters are hoping to discourage Matisyahu … it isn’t working thus far, 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 !
Of course, tensions have been particularly excessive between Israeli and Palestinian supporters since a shock assault by Hamas on a music competition on October 7 sparked a full-on warfare 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.”
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