A concert by American singer Tyga at the Lebanese Byblos Festival was canceled

2023-08-17 10:28:08

The festival, whose session for this year started on the fifth of this month following a “forced absence” since 2019, stated in a statement on its social media pages that it “regrets” the announcement of “the cancellation of Tyga’s concert on Saturday 19 (August) for reasons beyond his control.” “.

He pointed out that people who bought tickets for the party can refund their price starting next Monday, pointing out that additional details in this regard will be announced “soon”.

Taiga previously performed in 2013 in Beirut. It was scheduled to return this year to the Lebanese public through the Byblos Festival, which has hosted, since its launch two decades ago, a number of international stars, led by Barbara Hendricks, Elton John, Stromaye, Yanni, Lana Del Rey, Sia, Mireille Mathieu, Marc Lavoine, the Scorpions and John Legend, in addition to a group One of the most important Lebanese and Arab artists.

In response to questions from Agence France-Presse, the Byblos Festival administration denied any connection with the cancellation decision, saying only that its role was limited to renting the stage in Byblos to the company organizing the party.

The organizing company, Monkey Management, was not immediately available to respond to questions from AFP.

And while no official reason was provided by those concerned regarding the cancellation, posts circulating on social networks linked the decision to the 33-year-old American rapper and R&B star, performing a concert in Israel on Wednesday, three days before the announced date for his concert in Lebanon.

The American singer, whose songs “Taste” and “Ay Macarena” achieved great success, is on a world tour, whose official dates will mark several stops this week in the Middle East, including Israel, the Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

Lebanon and Israel are still in a technical state of war, and Lebanese laws prevent people from entering Lebanon if it is proven that they visited Israel.

Local groups often organize campaigns calling for a boycott of personalities and artists who visit or publicly support Israel.

In the past years, concerts by international artists were canceled following campaigns accusing them of supporting Israel, carried out by activists through the media or social networks, including the Moroccan-French comedian Jad Al-Maleh in 2009, and the Belgian-Italian singer Lara Fabian in 2012.

Also, two months ago, the Lebanese authorities prevented the entry of the Kuwaiti media, Fajr Al-Saeed, to Lebanon, and forced her to leave shortly following her arrival at Beirut airport, in a decision attributed to the presenter’s public confirmation of her entry into Israeli territory previously.

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