All six Canadian venues cancel Christian musician Sean Feucht’s shows

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U.S. Christian musician Sean Feucht has been forced to find new venues for the first leg of his Canadian tour after all six were cancelled. As of Thursday afternoon, he's found a replacement for three thus far.

U.S. Christian musician Sean Feucht is continuing his Canadian tour in spite of having to find new venues for all six shows.

The City of Vaughan, where Feucht was to have finished the first leg of the Let Us Worship: Revive in 25 tour on Sunday afternoon at the Dufferin District Park, confirmed to National Post that it had cancelled the special event permit “on the basis of health and safety as well as community standards and well-being.”

Municipalities and venue management offered similar justification for cancelling Feucht’s shows at five other venues in recent days.

While Feucht describes himself as a musician, missionary, author and activist, his religious and political views — including his stance on abortion, gender, and the LGBT community — have made him a polarizing figure. He’s also been closely aligned with the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement and is an ardent supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration.

The cancellation began in Halifax earlier this week, where Feucht was scheduled to play at the York Redoubt National Historic Site until his permit was pulled by Parks Canada, which cited “heightened public safety concerns.”

“Due to evolving safety and security considerations based on confirmation of planned protests, input from law enforcement, and the security challenges with the configuration of York Redoubt, Parks Canada has reassessed the conditions of the permit and potential impacts to community members, visitors, concert attendees and event organizers,” the agency wrote in statement to National Post.

The show did proceed, albeit 70 kilometres northeast from its original site, when a farmer in Shubenacadie opened up his field. A video shared to Feucht’s social media channels show farm equipment knocking down tall grass to make space for parking.

“They can cancel our permits across Canada but they cannot steal our joy,” Feucht posted to X along with a video of people dancing to music in the field.

“See you tomorrow PEI and Moncton!”

The City of Charlottetown, also citing “evolving public safety and security concerns,” had already cancelled a Thursday morning scheduled for Confederation Landing. Feucht, however, had already secured a new location at the home of the Faithworks Centre Church , a Christian church in North Wiltshire, just outside the capital.

A day earlier, the city had initially said there was little it could do “from a legal standpoint,” but made it clear they stand with the “2SLGBTQ+ community” as it began Pride Fest 2025 celebrations this week.

Liberal MP Sean Casey had also called for the show to be cancelled.

“While I fully respect the right to freedom of expression, I do not believe this event reflects the values of inclusivity and respect that define the City of Charlottetown or the Government of Canada,” he wrote on Facebook.

Feucht’s Thursday show at Moncton’s Riverfront Park was also cancelled the day prior after the city deemed it didn’t comply with its facilities’ code of conduct and represented a “potential risks to the safety and security of community members, event attendees, and organizers.”

Feucht’s social media plea for “any bold pastors/churches” willing to host the evening concert was answered by Bar None Camp in Taxis River, almost 200 kilometres northwest of Moncton in the middle of the province.

Also axed on Wednesday were Feucht’s scheduled performances in Quebec City and at the Jacques-Cartier Park North in Gatineau, overseen by the National Capital Commission, who cited “concerns about public safety and security” in a statement to National Post.

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Meanwhile, François Moisan, Quebec City’s director of public relations, specified in an email to National Post that the contract to perform at ExpoCité on Friday evening was cancelled because “the presence of a controversial artist was not mentioned when the contract was signed.”

Feucht hasn’t publicly stated if he will seek out new venues to replace the remaining cancelled concerts, but did issue a statement on social media following the P.E.I. show.

“Here’s the hard truth: If I had shown up with purple hair and a dress, claiming to be a woman, the government wouldn’t have said a word,” he wrote. “But to publicly profess deeply held Christian beliefs is to be labelled an extremist — and to have a free worship event classified as a public safety risk.”

He went on to explain that his Let Us Worship movement was created in response to COVID-19 policies, which in Canada, “were among the most oppressive in the world.”

“The pandemic may be over, but the anti-Christian bias remains.”

The second leg of the tour is scheduled to return to Western Canada in late August with consecutive shows in Winnipeg (20th), Saskatoon (21st), Edmonton (22nd), West Kelowna (23rd) and Abbotsford (24th).

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