Jewish rapper Matisyahu said that U.S. concerts in Tucson and New Mexico were canceled this week due to staff boycotts over what the venues labeled “security concerns.”
In a Thursday post on X, the rapper — born Matthew Paul Miller — wrote that he and his band “should have played a sold out show at Meow Wolf” in NM on Wednesday and was “excited for (Thursday’s) show at the Rialto (Theatre) in Tucson.”
“Instead, the staff at these venues refused to come to work, forcing cancellations,” the post read. “Without our permission or approval, the venue in Santa Fe misinformed our fans cancelling the show was due to ‘security concerns,’ when the only concern was a group of staff unwilling to work my show.”
— Matisyahu (@matisyahu) February 15, 2024
“Tonight in Tucson, we have offered to supplement their staff shortages on our own dime,…
