Adam Mac Scraps Festival Gig Over Anti-LGBTQ Protest Concerns

Sterling Whitaker

September 23, 2023

Taste of Country

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Country singer Adam Mac has pulled out of a planned headlining appearance at a festival in his native Kentucky, citing local concerns over his performance because he is openly gay.

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