Snoop Dogg has canceled his Doggystyle thirtieth anniversary Hollywood Bowl live performance “because of the ongoing strike” after initially delaying the occasion amid the writers strike.
The rapper wrote on Instagram Tuesday that due to an unspecified work stoppage (SAG-AFTRA, the Writers Guild of America and hospitality staff are all on strike) “and the uncertainty of when this shall be over, we have to cancel the Hollywood Bowl present.”
“We proceed to face in solidarity with all of our brothers and sisters within the WGA and SAG/AFTRA throughout this troublesome time and stay hopeful that the AMPTP will come again to the negotiating desk with a REAL proposal and we are able to all get again to work,” Snoop added.
Dr. Dre, who’s billed because the present’s producer, was initially set to take the stage alongside Snoop for the unique June 27 and 28 reveals. In response to Billboard, the 2 have been going to be joined by the ReCollective Orchestra led by conductor Derrick Hodge, in addition to welcome featured particular company.
Then, the present was initially rescheduled and new dates have been set for Oct. 20 and 21, however uncertainty over when the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes could be resolved prompted Snoop to cancel the reveals altogether.
Final yr, Snoop and Dr. Dre have been among the many performers on the 2022 Tremendous Bowl halftime present in Inglewood, the place they paid homage to South L.A.’s music historical past alongside Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar and Eminem.
Snoop has beforehand vocalized his assist for putting writers throughout a panel dialogue on the Milken Institute, evaluating the strike to that of the music business streaming enterprise.
