Why was Ted Nugent's Alabama concert cancelled? Political backlash explored 

Ted Nugent was set to perform at the Avondale Brewery in Alabama on July 18, 2023. However, the venue has now canceled the event due to the backlash against the artist for his transphobic rhetoric. In a statement issued on May 4, which is no longer available, the brewery wrote:

"We have heard the concerns of the Avondale community, which is so important to us, and in conjunction with our partners, have taken the necessary steps to cancel the Ted Nugent concert scheduled for July 18.”

Ted Nugent currently still has more than six weeks worth of concerts booked, as part of his Adios Mofos tour, which was announced on April 13, 2023 via a post on his official Instagram page.

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Ted Nugent under fire over controversial opinions as his Avondale show gets canceled

The announcement of the concert immediately led to an outburst of negative reactions from the local community and businesses, due to the singer's controversial right-wing, transphobic views, which he regularly posts on his social media.

For instance, in a tweet from April 18, 2023, Nugent wrote that "there is no such thing as transgender," attracting widespread backlash from netizens who bashed him on social media.

As per NME, Nugent is also a big-time supporter of Donald Trump.

Owing to the massive backlash against Nugent, Al's on Seventh, a local bar in Alabama, announced they would be ceasing their patronage of Avondale Brewing Company and Good People Brewing Company, who were set to produce the show, via a post on their official Facebook page.

However, the post was later updated to state that the patronage will continue now that the show has been canceled.

The social media reaction to the Avondale concert announcement was also fierce, with many netizens reacting calling out Nugent for his transphobic views. In response to a post by @1980Dorothy about the cancelation of the show, one netizen commented that the singer's transphobia was just the "icing on the cake" atop the negativity generated by him.

Others called out the fact that Nugent was inciting violence against Democrats and labelling false allegations, such as the claim that Capitol police officers invited rioters inside during the January 6, 2021 riot.

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More about Ted Nugent, his career and his controversies

Ted Nugent has been producing music for more than 20 years now. The singer-songwriter, who espouses a right-wing extreme philosophy, rose to prominence with his third studio album, Cat Scratch Fever, which was released on May 1977. The album was a major chart success, peaking at number 17 on the Billboard 200 album chart, as well as at number 14 on the Swedish album chart.

Nugent's streak of chart success continued with his fifth studio album,State of Shock, which was released on January 1979. The album charted at number 18 on the Bilboard 200 album chart, as well as the Canadian album chart.

Ted Nugent's commercial success was at its peak with his 1980 album, Scream Dream. Upon its release, the album peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart, which remains the singer's highest chart position ever.

Ted is also known for being a member of the supergroup Damn Yankees during their brief career. The eponymous debut album of the group was fairly succesful at the charts, peaking at number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

Ted Nugent has been embroiled in controversy multiple times, most notably after the release of Nelson Mandela and the beginning of negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa, when in a statement to Detroit Free Press magazine, he said that "apartheid isn't that cut and dry. All men are not created equal."

In 2012, after the announcement of Barack Obama's reelection campaign, the singer stated the following at an NRA meeting in St. Louis, which seemed to suggest a violent response to Obama's reelection:

"If Barack Obama becomes the next president in November, again, I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year."

His comments led to an investigation and interview by the US Secret Service, who reminded the singer that threatening the president of the country and inciting violence against him is highly illegal.