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Live Nation disputes rumors Travis Scott’s upcoming ‘Live At The Pyramids’ performance is canceled over revoked permits.
Travis Scott is ready to return with his upcoming album Utopia. He has teased the project for over a year and last week announced a launch event for the album. Live At The Pyramids is slated to kick off the album rollout with Travis performing live from Egypt’s Pyramids. The event is slated to be live-streamed for those who can’t make the voyage to the middle east. Yesterday clips surfaced claiming The Egyptian Syndicate of Musical Professions revoked Scottt’s permits canceling the performance.
“Photos and reports showed that Scott [uses his concerts]to hold rituals that contradict with our values and traditions. The [syndicate]thus decided to cancel the license for the concert which is not in line with the Egyptian people’s cultural identity,” the statement said, according to Alarabiya News.
“The syndicate is committed to preserving the security and stability of our beloved homeland and rejects any actions that go against its societal values,” the statement added in response to social media reports linking the artist with “strange rituals.”
Hours after the claims went viral Live Nation issued a statement to The Fader disputing the show was canceled. Furthermore, Live Nation tweeted the same message to calm fans eager to attend the show and watch the live stream.
“There have been no changes to Travis Scott’s show in Egypt; any reports to the contrary are false,” Live Nation tells The FADER. “We can’t wait to celebrate ‘Utopia’ with you in Egypt!”
Even with the show still going down it’s clear some aren’t happy with Travis performing in Egypt. Surely there will be blowback from the performance but hopefully, Utopia will be enough to drown it out. When it comes to live shows Travis goes all out and this performance is looking like it will be his best to date. Catch Travis raging from the Pyramids on July 28th.
