The present is not going to go on on the Atlanta’s Music Midtown pageant — and Georgia’s gun legal guidelines are reportedly the rationale why.
In a tweet Monday, the organizer mentioned the occasion — scheduled for Sept. 17 and 18 in Piedmont Park — was canceled “as a result of circumstances past our management.”
“We had been trying ahead to reuniting in September and hope we are able to all get again to having fun with the pageant collectively once more quickly,” they wrote on Twitter.
My Chemical Romance, Future, Jack White and Fall Out Boy had been among the many “various lineup of over 30 artists throughout 4 phases” anticipated to play on the pageant, in line with its web site.
However they’ll now have these September nights free as state legislation would’ve allowed weapons on the pageant grounds — which is in opposition to Music Midtown’s coverage — as reported by Billboard and Rolling Stone.
Months earlier than the occasion, members of pro-gun teams had emailed and commented on the pageant’s social media, reminding it {that a} 2019 Georgia Supreme Court docket ruling on Georgia’s “Weapons All over the place” legislation — established in 2014 and formally referred to as the “Secure Carry Safety Act” — allowed firearms on publicly-owned land, together with Piedmont Park, amongst different areas. As such, the pageant wouldn’t have a authorized standing to implement its personal ban, in line with Rolling Stone.
Atlanta Metropolis Council President Doug Shipman deemed Monday a “sad day” on Twitter because of the cancellation.
“Public coverage has actual impacts and on this case- financial and social implications on an incredible custom,” he wrote.
Ticket refunds will likely be processed robotically inside 24 hours, organizers mentioned.
