Springsteen cancels North Carolina show in protest of ‘bathroom’ law
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band performs at Philips Arena on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, in Atlanta. (Photo by Robb D. Cohen/Invision/AP)
Bruce Springsteen, center, performs with Nils Lofgren, left, and Steven Van Zandt of the E Street Band during their concert at the Los Angeles Sports Arena on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Rock star Bruce Springsteen on Friday canceled a concert scheduled for this weekend in North Carolina in protest over the state’s new law restricting public toilet use based on gender identify by transgender individuals.
Posted by Bruce Springsteen on Friday, April 8, 2016
Springsteen said in a statement on his website and over his official Twitter feed that the North Carolina law is “an attempt by people who cannot stand the progress our country has made in recognizing the human rights of all of our citizens to overturn that progress.”
