Rocker Bryan Adams Cancels Mississippi Show, Citing State’s New Law
Apr 11, 2016 | 9:07 AM
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BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI: Canadian rocker Bryan Adams is cancelling a performance this week in Mississippi, citing the state’s new law that allows religious groups and some private businesses to refuse service to gay couples.
Adams said in a statement Sunday night that he was cancelling a show Thursday at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi.
The singer says he can’t “in good conscience” perform in a state where “certain people are being denied their civil rights due to their sexual orientation.”
The move comes after Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band cancelled a Sunday show in Greensboro, North Carolina, because of the state’s new law blocking anti-discrimination rules for the LGBT community.
