Live Nation Middle East asserted Tuesday that “no changes” had been made to Travis Scott’s upcoming concert at the Egyptian pyramids despite reports that officials in in the country had canceled the hip-hop star’s permit to perform there.
Al-Ahram reported that the opposition to Scott’s concert in Egypt primarily stems from the fatal crowd crush at Astroworld, which killed 10 concertgoers. Fringe conspiracy theories and viral misinformation campaigns about the concertafter the festival and claimed that Scott — who founded and performed at the fest — orchestrated it as a massive satanic ritual.
Among the pundits and influencers who officially requested that authorities cancel the show at the pyramids was lawyer Amr Abdel-Samie, who made several TV and newspaper remarks vilifying the rapper and denouncing Egypt hosting an artist that he described as a “masonic, satanic, and devil worshipper with a dark history,” Al-Ahram reported.
The syndicate regulates the music industry in Egypt to preserve the cultural heritage of the conservative, majority Muslim nation. It enforces conditions and regulations to “maintain a balance between artistic expression and societal values,” according to
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