Tuesday 30 July 2013

Not So Easily Tamed! Burdon To Visit Israel After All

Reports the Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
'Eric Burdon, lead singer of the popular ’60s band The Animals, said he will perform in Israel days after canceling a concert due to threatening emails.
On Monday, after saying last week that he had canceled his Aug. 1 concert in Binyamina, the concert appeared on Burdon’s website. It also was posted on the website of the Zappa Shuni Amphitheater, the concert site.
Burdon’s wife and personal manager, Marianna Burdon, had written to Tislam, the Israeli band with whom Burdon was scheduled to perform, about canceling the performance.
“We are under increasing pressure, including many threatening emails that we are receiving on a daily basis,”  Marianna Burdon wrote. “I wouldn’t want to put Eric in any danger.”
Performers have been under increasing pressure from the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement, or BDS, not to play Israel....'
 More here

Hat tip: reader Ian G of The Almond Rod blog
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7 comments:

  1. Ian G30 July 2013 at 09:11

    I haven't blogged on this subject. The Animals are from the North-East of England, as am I, albeit a little further south, but they have always been a favourite of mine. I have, however, uploaded a clip of the classic 'House of the Rising Sun': http://thealmondrod.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/the-first-song-i-learned-by-heart.html

    Watch it and enjoy!:-)

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  2. Shirl in Oz30 July 2013 at 10:21

    This only goes to highlight what these thugs are about.

    Meanwhile Dr OZ, who is a Turkish Muslim didn't give in to them.

    http://www.israellycool.com/2013/07/30/bds-fail-of-the-day-with-dr-oz/

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  3. Ian30 July 2013 at 20:15

    McCartney got death threats in 2008
    Paul McCartney: They Threatened to Kill Me if I Played in Israel
    http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/169801

    How Entertainers Are Bullied Into Not Performing In Israel
    http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2013/07/25/how-entertainers-are-bullied-into-not-performing-in-israel/

    Don't forget Tom Jones
    http://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-summer-of-nostalgia-to-conclude-with-tom-jones-concert/

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  4. Anonymous1 August 2013 at 08:54

    Eric Rocks # BDS fail


    http://hurryupharry.org/2013/07/31/defying-threats-eric-burdon-arrives-in-israel/

    Harvey

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  5. deegee1 August 2013 at 21:25

    Not only arriving. His concert will be broadcast at 21:30 Israel Time. Online links in the article.
    Misunderstanding

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