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Two of Matisyahu‘s current concert events bought canceled … and he is theorizing the cancelations would possibly’ve been attributable to some employees 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 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 mentioned they’d obtained an electronic mail saying the live performance was referred to as off due to safety threats.
When his crew approached the occasion organizers about it, Matisyahu says they instructed him employees have been afraid to come back 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 menace, actually.
It isn’t the one present that is been canceled, because it seems … Matisyahu says his present tonight in Tucson, Arizona, can be not occurring as a result of workers there are additionally allegedly calling out.
The attainable reasoning behind this … Matisyahu says he thinks employees would possibly’ve realized the occasion must be referred to as off in the event that they determined to not arrive for work — including social media posts of among the New Mexico workers made it clear they stood towards Israel.
Matisyahu insists he isn’t pushing his politics at his exhibits … admitting he typically makes statements towards Hamas however retains political division out of his performances for essentially the most half.
If boycotters are hoping to discourage Matisyahu … it isn’t working up to now, 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 high school in Tucson — and mentioned he’d placed on a present at a frat home in the event that they’re !
In fact, 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 battle 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.”