Matisyahu Says Politically-Motivated Workers May Be Getting Shows Canceled

Two of Matisyahu‘s latest concert events acquired canceled … and he is theorizing the cancelations would possibly’ve been brought on by some employees making a political assertion in opposition to Israel.

The singer-songwriter joined us on “TMZ Live” Thursday … telling us his sold-out present in New Mexico was canceled simply hours earlier than the curtain was set to go up — one thing he realized about final minute.

As Matisyahu — a really vocal supporter of the Israeli trigger in Gaza — defined it … a fan approached him after he’d already carried out a sound test within the Meow Wolf venue and stated that they had obtained an electronic mail saying the live performance was referred to as off due to safety threats.

When his workforce approached the occasion organizers about it, Matisyahu says they instructed him employees had been afraid to return to work due to potential protests outdoors the constructing and that they would not have time to rent extra staffers for the occasion.

BTW … the protest did not precisely take off — with nearly 5 individuals displaying up, apparently, to voice their displeasure based on Matis. So, hardly a risk, actually.

It’s not the one present that is been canceled, because it seems … Matisyahu says his present tonight in Tucson, Arizona, can also be not occurring as a result of workers there are additionally allegedly calling out.

The potential reasoning behind this … Matisyahu says he thinks employees would possibly’ve realized the occasion must be referred to as off in the event that they determined to not arrive for work — including social media posts of a number of the New Mexico employees made it clear they stood in opposition to Israel.

Matisyahu insists he isn’t pushing his politics at his reveals … admitting he typically makes statements in opposition to Hamas however retains political division out of his performances for essentially the most half.

If boycotters are hoping to discourage Matisyahu … it is not working to date, with him saying he is prepared to play at any venue prepared to host him and his group. He even talked about his cousin who goes to highschool in Tucson — and stated he’d placed on a present at a frat home in the event that they’re !

Of course, tensions have been particularly excessive between Israeli and Palestinian supporters since a shock assault by Hamas on a music competition on October 7 sparked a full-on struggle within the area.