With Pearl Jam and Boston joining Bruce Springsteen in cancelling their respective North Carolina shows in protest of the state’s controversial Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act (HB2) law -- widely perceived as being anti-LGBT -- North Carolina runs the risk of losing millions of dollars in box office returns and ancillary revenues as spring turns into summer. Already the state has lost two major shows in Springsteen and Pearl Jam. Springsteen had been booked to bring The River tour to the Greensboro Coliseum on April 10 before being cancelled two days before. On Monday, Pearl Jam pulled the plug on its April 20 show at the PNC Arena in Raleigh. Together, those...
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