| 18.4.22 09:00 | 
 |  | After a surprise announcement of a "comeback concert," messages were sent, calls were made and now on Monday at 9am I'm happy to report that there will NOT be a "Superstar" performance at PNA Hall on July 15th, or hopefully ever. The booking has been cancelled.
Thanks to the management of the PNA Hall for moving so quickly (on Easter weekend, even) after learning that a third party had booked their venue on his behalf and cancelling the show. They clearly had no desire to be known as "the venue for predators!" and why would they? I hope folks in charge of other potential sites contacted for any future "comebacks" will take note, be on guard and also not provide their spaces for him - unless of course they welcome that "home for predators!" label.
Thanks also to Grant Mayland with Dark Energy who was very helpful and in close communication with me and other concerned folks while the facts were being gathered. He put in work despite being on the road at the time and I'm very grateful he was able to quickly amplify the concerns of the larger community to a receptive PNA Hall management. Dark Energy have consistently shown commitment to creating safe spaces for six years plus and always welcome everybody... except sexual abusers. Meet me at their future events!
Team Tillmann have engaged in some low tactics and attacked messengers AND survivors for over a year now, especially very recently on Twitter, and now we know why - a pretty weaksauce attempt to "clear the decks" on social media so that the eventual concert announcement (and later claim/brag about how fast tickets were selling) would only receive positive reaction without any clap back. It didn't work. And now, there isn't even a show.
The truth continues to be told, especially when nothing has changed. Minneapolis doesn't forget.
I hope this episode also helps serve notice to anyone else who has thoughts of working with this known predator and sexual abuser, thinking it might suddenly be the right time to get in on what another friend of mine called his "Louis CK route" - including whoever decided they'd accept the challenge of getting a booking on his behalf in the first place. If anybody has the name and would like to throw THAT person under the proverbial bus, I know a few people who'd like to drive it over them.
Keep believing survivors.
(This post is mine and mine alone, so please direct all hate mail and lawsuits directly to me. I didn't ask anybody's permission before posting these words but DID agree to wait until the cancellation was underway before talking about it publicly.) |
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