{"id":2177686,"date":"2024-02-15T20:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T01:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jewish-rapper-matisyahu-says-u-s-concerts-canceled-due-to-staff-boycotts\/"},"modified":"2024-02-15T20:49:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T01:49:02","slug":"jewish-rapper-matisyahu-says-u-s-concerts-canceled-due-to-staff-boycotts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jewish-rapper-matisyahu-says-u-s-concerts-canceled-due-to-staff-boycotts\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewish Rapper Matisyahu Says U.S. Concerts Canceled Due To Staff Boycotts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjewish-rapper-matisyahu-says-u-s-concerts-canceled-due-to-staff-boycotts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2177686&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jewish rapper Matisyahu said that U.S. concerts in Tucson and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/new-mexico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Mexico<\/a> were canceled this week due to staff boycotts over what the venues labeled \u201csecurity concerns.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a Thursday post on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/matisyahu\/status\/1758253738266148967?s=20\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">X<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the rapper \u2014 born <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Matthew Paul Miller \u2014 wrote that he and his band \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">should have played a sold out show at Meow Wolf\u201d in NM on Wednesday and was \u201cexcited for (Thursday\u2019s) show at the Rialto (Theatre) in Tucson.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cInstead, the staff at these venues refused to come to work, forcing cancellations,\u201d the post read. \u201cWithout our permission or approval, the venue in Santa Fe misinformed our fans cancelling the show was due to \u2018security concerns,\u2019 when the only concern was a group of staff unwilling to work my show.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y5jhi9MFLe\">pic.twitter.com\/y5jhi9MFLe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matisyahu (@matisyahu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matisyahu\/status\/1758253738266148967?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cTonight in Tucson, we have offered to supplement their staff shortages on our own dime, but to no avail,\u201d the post added. \u201cThey do this because they are either anti-Semitic or have confused their empathy for the Palestinian people with hatred for someone like me who holds empathy for both Israelis and Palestinians.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt is truly a sad day when dialogue with those you disagree with is abandoned for hate mongering and silencing artistic expression,\u201d the post continued. \u201cUnfortunately, it seems that more and more people are choosing to cast their lot with actions that tear people apart.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Initially, the Rialto theater responded and said it had changed its tune and decided the show was still on with a headline that read, \u201cTucson\u2019s Rialto Theater: Matisyahu Concert Tonight Still On,\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">only to reverse its decision a short time later, citing staffing shortage and \u201csafety concerns,\u201d the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tucson.com\/news\/local\/tucsons-rialto-theatre-matisyahu-concert-tonight-still-on\/article_8760cb3a-cc3c-11ee-bcd6-071615696b2e.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tucson Star<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cDue to safety concerns and staffing shortage, the Rialto Theatre is unable to continue with (Thursday\u2019s) Matisyahu performance,\u201d the Tucson venue wrote on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=384643320938213&#038;set=a.125008436901704\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u201cWe will always prioritize the safety of our employees and our guests.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAll purchased tickets will be refunded to their original form of payment,\u201d the venue added Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A short time later, the rapper countered the cancelation with offering a <a href=\"https:\/\/tucson.com\/news\/local\/tucsons-rialto-theatre-matisyahu-concert-tonight-still-on\/article_8760cb3a-cc3c-11ee-bcd6-071615696b2e.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free concert<\/a> at a small venue in Tucson called \u201cThe Rock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A spokesperson for Meow Wolf on Thursday told <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/02\/15\/matisyahu-israel-hamas-cancel-shows-new-mexico-arizona-war-gaza-meow-wolf\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">TMZ,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u201cYesterday, we canceled a concert at the<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">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.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMeow Wolf will always prioritize the safety of our employees and our guests,\u201d the statement added. \u201cWe are in the process of refunding all ticket holders.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jewish rapper Matisyahu said that U.S. concerts in Tucson and New Mexico were canceled this week due to staff boycotts over what the venues labeled \u201csecurity concerns.\u201d In a Thursday post on X , the rapper \u2014 born Matthew Paul Miller \u2014 wrote that he and his band \u201c should have played a sold out<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":219,"featured_media":2177687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/07\/People-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2177686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/07\/People-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2177686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2177686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2177686\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2177687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2177686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2177686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2177686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}