Everclear announce gig at Guantanamo Bay

The rockers will perform for US troops

May 14, 2008
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Everclear have announced that they will perform at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba over Memorial Day weekend.

The Portland rockers will play a show at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo for soldiers stationed there.

They have also announced that they will perform over 4th of July weekend at the Marine Corps base at Kaneohe Bay, Oahu.

“These two (shows) are important to the band,” said frontman Art Alexakis.

“There are folks in uniform all over the world, and at home, looking out for us -- and to play for them is an honour. Not a bad way to spend the holiday weekends.”

Everclear are currently touring the US.

--By our Los Angeles staff.
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Mr Sqwubbsy

May 15, 2008

These "folks in uniform" are in fact a bunch of ill-educated, reactionary jerks who have been flouting international law for too long. As for Everclear, the degree of political naivete they show is breathtaking and tantamount to the crassness of their "music".

Lewis Jamieson

May 15, 2008

Is anyone else appalled by this? Playing yards away from people illegally imprisoned and tortured by the US?

Smytho15

May 15, 2008

this another form of torture by the american army for prisoners held illiegally at guantanamo.

orangeiod

May 15, 2008

well that's just great. whilst the soldiers enjoy their comparatively luxorious accomodation and wine and dine to free live music, their illegally held detainees are denied basic human rights. their basic religious views are completely disregarded whilst their holy scriptures are urinated upon. above all that there is just a general disregard for their humanity, with water boarding and other despicable methods of torture common place; people being beaten and tortured with broken glass, barbed wire, burning cigarettes. lets not forget the use of sexual assualt as a form of interrogation and general degredation; for example, the strewing of menses over the face of one inmate. soldiers are meant to fight to save their country, not deny the basic rights of human existance of individuals who are held with no evidence. they arent soldiers, they're animals, who give real soldiers fighting in for their country with honour a bad name. by playing for them Everclear are basically condoning everything that camp stands for. Fucking disgraceful.

mAttthhheaLy

May 15, 2008

what about the folks in uniform on the other side of the fence?okay, so their orange jumpsuits aren't quite as stylish as US Army camo, but they need gigs too!on a more serious note, this is awful - as Lewis Jamieson said, by doing this the band are essentially condoning the imprisonment and torture of many innocent people.If the US government want, my band'll play Guantanamo too, we'll do a nice wee gig for all the "terrorists" they've got locked up there ;)

booicore

May 15, 2008

As much as I am appalled by the actions of the western forces and am against the invasion of the middle east. I do not blame the soldiers. The governments are the guilty parties and taking it out on the servicemen is not fair.