House Bill 2 is much more than just the “bathroom bill” that it’s being characterized as. In it, he concludes, “Some things are more important than a rock show and this fight against prejudice and bigotry - which is happening as I write - is one of them.” Springsteen’s is a well-written statement that you have probably seen by now. Boss to issue a press release that more people have read than will ever peruse House Bill 2. I can’t see him and his staff wondering out loud if their thick-skulled, cracker logic might result in Bruce Springsteen not only canceling his upcoming show in Greensboro, depriving the state of revenue and its residents of a Springsteen concert, but inspiring Mr. Patrick McCrory signed House Bill 2 into law, I wonder if he was thinking long-range about what the result might be. Mark Walker, who defended HB2 and criticized Springsteen’s boycott. Weekly column, the former Black Flag frontman took on McCrory and U.S. Īnd he didn’t wait to hit the stage to air his views on HB2. 16 in Durham and Charlotte on October 18. Henry Rollins, the Grammy-winning author, singer, actor and activist had no intention of canceling his three spoken-word shows in North Carolina – Oct. , booked extra shows in the state and donated the money to pro-LGBT groups. Pat McCrory signed HB2 into law in March, huge music acts like Bruce Springsteen and Pearl Jam cancelled shows, boycotting the state to protest the discriminatory law.
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