The company organizing the concert of the American rapper, Travis Scott, in Egypt announced its cancellation, after a long controversy during the past days in newspapers and on social media.
The organizing company wrote on Twitter: “The show, which was scheduled to take place on July 28th at the Giza Pyramids in Egypt, has unfortunately been cancelled. Despite best efforts, complex production issues resulted in it not being able to be held.. We deeply apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.” caused by this cancellation, and we appreciate your understanding.”
She indicated that the tickets that have already been booked will be refunded to attend the concert, which was scheduled for Friday in the pyramids area in Giza.
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quotes Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper On the authority of Muhammad Abdullah, the official spokesman for the Syndicate of Musical Professions: “The decision of the Syndicate of Musical Professions to cancel Travis Scott’s concert is the right of the Syndicate, because it is the party responsible for this matter.”
Regarding the reasons for the decision, he said: “We were afraid for our audience of any error that might occur at the concert. The union must stand by the Egyptian people and the audience of the concert and the union must say its opinion with all courage.”
He added: “Travis Scott’s concert is not the first for foreigners in Egypt.. The cancellation of the concert came out of fear for the lives of the audience, and we see success for the union in standing by the New Alamein concerts because it is the authority that holds permits for those concerts that promote tourism and is praised by the whole world, because it is the union that issues The statements of these parties, and the union is not against tourism, but any party that poses a threat to the lives of Egyptians, we must stand firmly.
Mohamed Siraj, the executive officer of the company organizing the ceremony, said that the singer’s team had already come, a week ago, to Cairo “to take the necessary measures, and to enter the pyramids area for the preparations for the ceremony, which takes 10 full days, but the necessary permits were not obtained in the end, which led to to cancel the ceremony.
And on the communication sites, some supported the decision because of their previous reservations about the singer, while some expressed their anger. One comment read: “I am speechless. I can’t imagine canceling the concert after the work and effort that went into putting out the biggest event in the world.”
The journalist, Lamees Al-Hadidi, wrote: “Many questions without answers … and the result is the same: wholesale losses.”
The announcement of Scott’s party caused widespread controversy after a number of social media users demanded the cancellation of the ceremony, claiming that it “presents strange rituals to society” and “satanic”.
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Less than a week before the concert of the American rapper, Travis Scott, there is still controversy over the cancellation of the event, which is supposed to take place in the historical pyramids of Giza in Egypt.
The Egyptian Musicians Syndicate issued a statement in the midst of this controversy confirming the cancellation of the permit issued by it to the organizing company, and it stated in a statement: “There is no doubt that the General Syndicate in recent months has welcomed all kinds of arts and parties, but it has set conditions and controls to ensure that customs and traditions are not prejudiced. inherited from the Egyptian people.
And on social networking sites, some supported the move, accusing the singer of offering strange rituals to society, while others saw that preventing him was a “mistake.”
And one of the comments on Twitter said: “In the time of the Internet, whoever wants to know a need (who wants) or believes in a need, is waiting for his party (is he waiting for a party)?”
And the singer, Amr Saad, wrote on Facebook: “Canceling the license for Travis Scott’s concert in Egypt is a grave mistake, and it is not the right (it is not right) that anyone takes decisions for the Egyptians or speaks in their name, and I am an Egyptian artist who apologizes to this international singer, and to the world stars and their followers.”
The Egyptian billionaire businessman, Naguib Sawiris, said that canceling the concert “loses Egypt’s credibility, does not respect contracts, and incurs terrible losses for the organizer,” noting that he had sung before in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
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2023-07-27 18:28:24
