Atlantic recording group Death Cab for Cutie along the their co-headliner CHVRCHES announced that both of their upcoming shows in North Carolina are under protest against the state’s House Bill 2.
Most recently many artist such as Blink-182, Maroon 5, and Demi Lovato and have canceled shows in the state. The bands announced together in a press release that instead of cancel the Charlotte and Asheville dates, they will donates all proceeds to social justice organizations - Southerners On New Ground and Freedom Center for Social Justice
The statement from the bands:
We, Death Cab for Cutie and Chvrches are deeply saddened by the recent passage of North Carolina’s hateful and dangerous House Bill 2 (aka, HB2 or the “bathroom law.”). We are appalled by how Governor Pat McCrory and his conservative cronies have stoked the flames of fear around an undocumented, non-issue (i.e., sexual predators posing as transgender for the purpose of molesting children) as a way to not only discriminate against transgender persons but also to undermine the constitutional rights of North Carolina’s entire LGBT community. This nefarious brand of bigotry is embarrassing for the state of North Carolina and has no place in this great nation.
If you are interested in donating to these organizations, you can do so here:
Southerners On New Ground - https://song.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=2
Freedom Center for Social Justice - www.fcsj.org/donations
Since the passage of this horrific legislation, we have been deliberating as to what to do about our show together in Charlotte on June 16th as well as Death Cab for Cutie’s show in Asheville on June 11th. While we whole-heartedly support the decisions of our contemporaries to cancel their upcoming appearances in political protest, we have decided to honor our commitments and play. These shows will now be staged as benefits for two terrific North Carolina based organizations, Freedom Center for Social Justice and Southerners On New Ground (SONG), whom we admire for their tireless defense of LGBT rights in the state of North Carolina. We will not be taking a single dime from these shows. All profits will be donated to these important organizations.
“Though these two upcoming shows will remain on the calendar, the band will not schedule any future shows in the state.”
Don’t miss the last chance to see Death Cab For Cutie play in the state. Tickets for the June 11th show in Asheville and the June 16th date in Charlotte with CHVRCHES are on sale now at http://deathcabforcutie.com/tour/ and http://www.chvrch.es/shows/
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