'Kill Gays' Singer To Perform At House Of Blues

[davidinalameda]

http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/08/083005reggae.htm

A Jamaican reggae singer whose European concerts have been cancelled over his advocacy to kill gays will perform Wednesday night in Ohio.

Sizzla will play the House of Blues in Cleveland. A second concert, scheduled for September 12 at the West Hollywood House of Blues, was cancelled this week following complaints from the Los Angeles Gay and and Lesbian Center.

But, the House of Blues chain, whose principal owners are comedians Jim Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, has refused to cancel the Cleveland concert despite concerns raised by that city's LGBT Community Center.


and here's a link to the House of Blues

http://www.hob.com/

http://www.hob.com/venues/clubvenues/cleveland/

[CitrusLib]

1. Puke.

:puke:

Wonder how fast a 'Kill Republicans' performer would be yanked.

[flvegan]

2. Isn't that hate speech?

Seems so to me.

[Siyahamba]

6. Not in Ohio.

:(

[Smarmie Doofus]

3. Do these imbeciles have an email adress? No sign of one...

on their website.

[davidinalameda]

4. I'm going to look more at the site later today

[DU9598]

5. Aiding and Abetting???

If anyone who is GLBT in Ohio who is harmed in the month following this sick concert should sue both the perpetrator and the HOB. Sick.

[Siyahamba]

11. House of Blues "Customer Service Form"

This was the closest I could find:

http://www.hob.com/support/customerservice/emailform.asp

[kweerwolf]

7. I couldn't help but notice ...

... the Cleveland HoB has a concert by Ted Nuggent and a couple of gospel events planned. Guess they are programming concerts to the red state (m)asses.

[xchrom]

8. never trust straight folk.

even ones who you THINK might be on your side -- there's always a rude awakening right around the corner.

[closeupready]

10. That's right.

and SHAME ON DAN ACKROYD AND JIM BELUSHI! :mad: I can't believe they would sanction such a homophobic performer. I will never watch any of their crap ever again.

[Prism]

9. But I -like- the House of Blues

Sometimes it's the only place in Chicago that has all the bands I like.

This is disappointing on so many levels. *sighs*