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05-21-2016, 06:52 AM
Maroon 5 cancels **rth Carolina shows over anti-LGBT bill
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Maroon 5 joined the many musicians in protesting **rth Carolina's House Bill 2 by canceling two upcoming shows in the state, in Raleigh and Charlotte.*
"This was a difficult decision for us to make as a band," the band said in a statement on its website. "We don’t want to penalize our fans in **rth Carolina by **t performing for them, but in the end it comes down to what we feel is morally right."
The shows were scheduled for Sept. 11 and Sept. 12.*
Bruce Springsteen was the first major artist (http://mashable.com/2016/04/08/bruce-springsteen-**rth-carolina-show-canceled/) to cancel a show in response to the bill, which requires that transgender people in the state use bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond to the *** that appears on their birth certificates.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/20/maroon-5-**rth-carolina/)
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Maroon 5 joined the many musicians in protesting **rth Carolina's House Bill 2 by canceling two upcoming shows in the state, in Raleigh and Charlotte.*
"This was a difficult decision for us to make as a band," the band said in a statement on its website. "We don’t want to penalize our fans in **rth Carolina by **t performing for them, but in the end it comes down to what we feel is morally right."
The shows were scheduled for Sept. 11 and Sept. 12.*
Bruce Springsteen was the first major artist (http://mashable.com/2016/04/08/bruce-springsteen-**rth-carolina-show-canceled/) to cancel a show in response to the bill, which requires that transgender people in the state use bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond to the *** that appears on their birth certificates.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/20/maroon-5-**rth-carolina/)
More about House Bill 2 (http://mashable.com/category/house-bill-2/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), **rth Carolina (http://mashable.com/category/**rth-carolina/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Maroon 5 (http://mashable.com/category/maroon-5/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Music (http://mashable.com/music/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Entertainment (http://mashable.com/entertainment/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?iu=/6692/mash.to/rss&pos=atf&tag=ad&mtype=standard&type=rss&sz=300x250&c=1463798360 (http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?iu=/6692/mash.to/rss&pos=atf&tag=ad&mtype=standard&type=rss&sz=300x250&c=1463798360)
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