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Threatened boycott forces cancellation of Ted Nugent concert in ... wait for it ... Alabama [1]
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Date: 2023-05-06
Ted Nugent’s farewell tour isn’t going so well.
Whoever his promoter is picked a concert venue in the most progressive part of the most progressive city in Alabama. Somehow they thought Nugent and his right-wing shit circus would be welcomed at the Avondale Brewery in Birmingham.
The reaction was predictable.
Al's on 7th, a bar located in the Lakeview district of Birmingham, posted to Facebook earlier this week and cited that tweet as a reason to stop supporting Avondale Brewing Company or Good People Brewing Company, Avondale's parent company. "Al's will no longer purchase any beer from Avondale Brewing Company nor Good People Brewing Company," the bar said in the social media post. "Avondale will be hosting a Ted Nugent concert in July. Nugent has recently made serious transphobic comments." Other local bars have said they were planning to stop buying the company's beers if the show went on as scheduled.
The tweet in question was typical Nugent, saying there is no such thing as transgender.
The funny thing is that the promoters could have picked a hundred other locations in Alabama and been welcomed with open arms. Instead they picked the place least likely to be amused by Nugent’s bullshit.
So no Cat Scratch Fever in Birmingham. Boo freakin’ hoo.
“We have heard the concerns of the Avondale community, which is so important to us, and in conjunction with our partners, have taken the necessary steps to cancel the Ted Nugent concert scheduled for July 18," the brewery posted across its social media accounts Thursday. The brewery in conjunction with Red Mountain Entertainment announced the show Monday. Nugent, 74, announced Birmingham would feature in his 28-stop tour titled "Adios Mofo '23," which is being advertised as his farewell tour.
Birmingham to Nugent: Adios, Mofo.
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