NRA benefit concert in Houston cancelled after performers quit, according to artist

A National Rifle Association rally concert scheduled to take place Saturday (28 May) has been called off following the Uvalde school shooting in Texas.

Performers, including Don McLean, Larry Gatlin and Larry Stewart, all dropped out of the event in Houston, Texas, prior to the cancellation announcement by Southern rock singer Jacob Bryant – who was the only remaining artist on the bill.

“In light of the recent events in Texas, I have decided it would be disrespectful and hurtful for me to perform for the NRA at their convention in Houston this week,” McLean announced on Thursday (26 May).


On Tuesday (24 May), an 18-year-old gunman named Salvador Ramos opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, killing 19 students and two adults.