Earlier this week, Live Nation denied reports that Travis Scott’s Utopia concert at the Pyramids of Giza had been canceled after numerous Egyptian media outlets said the show had been canceled.
In an open letter, the rapper appears to be pleading with authorities to let the show go ahead as planned. The Egyptian Musicians Syndicate, a group responsible for approving and issuing permits for concerts, reportedly revoked the permit over claims that the show “goes against the cultural identity of the Egyptian people,” and citing “strange rituals.”
“I am writing to you to address the blatant inaccurate reports that have apparently lead to permits being paused for my concert scheduled for July 28, 2023 at the Giza Pyramids,” the letter begins.
“My understanding is that the Egyptians Musicians Syndicate took this action in response to bot generated fake information regarding my concerts and character. (All anyone with a grasp for modern technology and social media has to do is click on the user profile of these accounts to see that these are not real people.) Specifically, they referred to ‘strange rituals’ that ‘contradict the cultural identity of the Egyptian people.’
“Nothing could be further from the truth. My only intent with live performances is to unite people around the world over a shared bond in music. As a matter of fact, I just successfully played in an incredibly conservative Saudi Arabia in April for a crowd of 70,000 fans and there was no issue, hiccup or complication whatsoever. (Ask their Minister of Culture Prince Bader bin Farhan Al-Saud or see the positive press reviews here).”
Scott is awaiting a decision.
