Bryan Adams, back from Egypt concert, cancels Mississippi show due to 'discriminatory' law

https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/719401907320713216

Previously, Bruce Springsteen announced he wouldn’t be performing in North Carolina due to the state’s HB2, or “bathroom” law. Bryan Adams, who performed in Egypt just last month (which is not exactly a bastion of gay rights), has made a similar announcement regarding Mississippi:

Bryan Adams cancels Mississippi show over new religious freedom lawhttps://t.co/TtNnm1mlBj

— TIME (@TIME) April 11, 2016

TAKING A STAND: @BryanAdams cancels Biloxi concert over Mississippi anti-LGBT law https://t.co/slp1SF9UVX pic.twitter.com/IWOMoR39HF

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 11, 2016

Canadian rocker Bryan Adams cancels Mississippi show, citing state's new law. https://t.co/5TTMgwRC1J pic.twitter.com/nzSuhclwKZ

— ABC News (@ABC) April 11, 2016

Adams won applause from Springsteen’s guitarist, Richard Marx and others:

Right on Bryan Adams! Canceling the gig in Mississippi. The other front in the war against discrimination.

— Stevie Van Zandt (@StevieVanZandt) April 11, 2016

Fully support @bryanadams on this. Well said, BA. #Repost @bryanadams with… https://t.co/NvZh01tyUK

— Richard Marx (@richardmarx) April 11, 2016

I haven't listened to Springsteen in years, but he and Bryan Adams will be all over my playlist today. #LoveWins

— Lori Ross (@lorifireman) April 11, 2016

Will an absence of Adams and Springsteen concerts prompt states to reconsider their laws? Confidence is low:

"Because of Mississippi's new laws, I cannot in good conscience play the food court at the mall. Apologies to my fans" – @bryanadams

— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 11, 2016

https://twitter.com/AndrewLawton/status/719521446003912706

Bryan Adams has never done anything that Bruce Springsteen didn't do first.

— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) April 11, 2016

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Before considering a gender-related bathroom law, I hope the legislature will consult with Bryan Adams and Springsteen #SaidNoOne

— Stuart (@Ringo6) April 11, 2016

Tweeters noticed that some acts boycott certain U.S. states but don’t take issue with the laws of other countries in which they perform:

I applaud your convictions, @bryanadams.

Hey, how was that show in Egypt last month? https://t.co/nGxdTOYd3x

— Alex F. Baldwin (@VerumVulnero1) April 11, 2016

Is funny how people like Bryan Adams & Bruce Springsteen boycott US areas over LGBT rights yet have found it ok to play in places like Dubai

— Robert Madeley (@RobertMadeley01) April 11, 2016

Just a few years ago, Bryan Adams performed in Dubai.

Adams last month posted Instagram photos from his tour, which included a stop in Egypt.

Performing with Egyptian percussionist Ahmed Bedair in front of the Sphinx in Egypt earlier this… https://t.co/NkT1n3VPlx

— Bryan Adams (@bryanadams) March 11, 2016

So Egypt's laws to murder LGBTs is ok, but a law saying which bathroom to use is too far? Moron. https://t.co/lbcjdBJ0yo

— boobies (@ogbiw) April 11, 2016