An upcoming music festival in Florida has lost its headliner and multiple other acts after announcing that Kyle Rittenhouse would be appearing as a guest. Shell Shock II, a metal festival set to be held on Oct. 19 in Orlando, billed as a “PTSD Charity and Awareness Event” sponsored by The Antihero Podcast, has faced backlash since it first announced Rittenhouse as a guest Rittenhouse shot three people, two fatally, at a protest in Kenosha, Wisco…

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Metal festival’s Kyle Rittenhouse booking sparks exodus from bands

The headliner of heavy metal music festival Shell Shock II — and seven other bands — dropped out of the Florida show to protest acquitted Kenosha killer Kyle Rittenhouse being on the bill as a "special guest."

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Several bands have dropped out of an upcoming metal festival in Orlando after Kyle Rittenhouse was announced as a special guest.

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Sean Krajacic/Getty ImagesSeveral bands have shunned an upcoming metal festival to protest organizers billing them alongside Kyle Rittenhouse, the gunman who shot dead protesters amid a racial justice demonstration in 2020.Shell Shock II, which is scheduled for October 19 in Orlando, Florida, had announced a special guest appearance from Rittenhouse, prompting headliner Evergreen Terrace to pull out of the event, Loudwire reports.At least three …

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Metal Festival’s Kyle Rittenhouse Booking Backfires Horribly

Various bands have pulled out of Shell Shock II after the festival’s organisers announced that Kenosha protest shooter Kyle Rittenhouse had been invited to appear. The metal music festival, which doubles as a charity event raising money and awareness for veterans and first responders with PTSD, will take place in Orlando, Florida on October 19. Following the announcement of Rittenhouse making an appearance at the festival, Evergreen Terrace – wh…

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Bands pull out of heavy metal festival after Kyle Rittenhouse is invited to appear

Kyle Rittenhouse is having a hard time making and keeping friends. Two months ago, Rittenhouse — who became a national figure in 2020 after fatally shooting two men during a Kenosha, Wisconsin, protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake — lost considerable street cred with the MAGA movement when he announced he would be writing in Libertarian Ron Paul’s name on his presidential ballot.  
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'Will Not Align with an Event Promoting Murderers': Headliner, All Supporting Acts Cancel on Music Festival After Kyle Rittenhouse Invite

In 2020, the Illinois teenager Kyle Rittenhouse became a right-wing cause celebre after shooting three men at an anti-police brutality protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, killing two of them. Rittenhouse was charged with homicide, and he was acquitted after pleading self-defense. Later this month, Rittenhouse will appear as a VIP guest at the Orlando metal festival Shell Shock II. Rittenhouse’s booking has caused a number of bands to drop off of the …

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Multiple Bands Drop Off Orlando Metal Festival Over Kyle Rittenhouse Booking

Several bands have dropped out of Florida’s Shell Shock II metal music festival after it was announced that Kyle Rittenhouse would be a guest at the event. The music festival, set to take place in Orlando on October 19, raises funds for victims of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in support of military veterans and first responders. Shell Shock II faced backlash last week after announcing that Kyle Rittenhouse would be invited to the festiv…

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“Lynch Mob”: Metal Music Festival Loses Multiple Bands After Inviting Kyle Rittenhouse As Guest

Metalcore band Evergreen Terrace posted a statement notifying fans that they would no longer be performing at the Shell Shock music festival in Orlando, Florida, after controversial right-wing figure Kyle Rittenhouse was announced as a special guest.

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Music Festival Headliner Quits, Replaced with Cover Band After Kyle Rittenhouse Announced as Guest

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