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DEAD KENNEDYS PULL OUT OF ³WAKING THE DEAD² SHOW AT OLYMPIC AUDITORIUM IN
>LOS ANGELES ON OCTOBER 29TH
>
>Coors Beer Sponsorship of Event Reeks of Bad Politics and Corporate Greed
>
>LOS ANGELES, Calif. & SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (October 5, 2005) ­ Seminal
>punk
>rock band, Dead Kennedys, who will release the Special 25th Anniversary
>Edition of their classic ³Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables² on October
>25th, 2005, announced today that they have pulled out of the ³Waking The
>Dead² show at the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles on October 29,
>2005. The event will go ahead as scheduled without the Dead Kennedys but
>will include Suicidal Tendencies, the Germs, Flipper, and Marky Ramone as
>previously announced.
>
>Dead Kennedys have decided to pull out of the show for political reasons as
>the band was not informed that there would be corporate sponsors when they
>agreed to play the show and were specifically unaware that Coors would be a
>major sponsor until advertisements for the show appeared in LA Weekly. Dead
>Kennedys immediately contacted the organizers of the event to object to and
>discuss the removal of Coors' sponsorship, but a suitable arrangement could
>not be made.
>
>A Google search of Coors will turn up information on a company that for
>years has funded right-wing groups such as the Nicaraguan Contras, the
>anti-gay Moral Majority, and the notoriously anti-punk Parents Music
>Resource Center (PMRC). Coors has also broken numerous unions, is
>anti-environment, and has funded lawsuits against affirmative action. More
>disturbing facts about the company can be found at
>www.corporations.org/coors <http://www.corporations.org/coors> .
>
>³Dead Kennedys have always been wary of corporate sponsorship and steer
>clear of lending our name to promote a product,³ said Dead Kennedys
>guitarist and founding member East Bay Ray. ³Because we were not alerted to
>the ultra conservative, right-wing sponsor for this event, we could not see
>a reason to go ahead and perform at this show in good conscience. Dead
>Kennedys want nothing to do with this event or Coors and I am disgusted
>that
>they are now sponsoring punk shows, something they are politically at odds
>with.²
>
>Dead Kennedys apologize to their fans, but hope to serve as an example to
>the punk rock community that certain ideals shouldn't be sacrificed. The
>band looks forward to playing an L.A. date in the near future to celebrate
>the 25th anniversary re-release of "Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables" and
>encourages you to think before you drinkÅ .Coors.
>
>Josh Mills
>It's Alive! Media
>6464 Sunset Blvd. Suite # 640
>LA, CA 90028
>323-464-6314 w, 323-819-0913 cell
>[email protected]
>AIM & Yahoo: Itsalivemedia
>www.itsalivemedia.com
>LOS ANGELES ON OCTOBER 29TH
>
>Coors Beer Sponsorship of Event Reeks of Bad Politics and Corporate Greed
>
>LOS ANGELES, Calif. & SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (October 5, 2005) ­ Seminal
>punk
>rock band, Dead Kennedys, who will release the Special 25th Anniversary
>Edition of their classic ³Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables² on October
>25th, 2005, announced today that they have pulled out of the ³Waking The
>Dead² show at the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles on October 29,
>2005. The event will go ahead as scheduled without the Dead Kennedys but
>will include Suicidal Tendencies, the Germs, Flipper, and Marky Ramone as
>previously announced.
>
>Dead Kennedys have decided to pull out of the show for political reasons as
>the band was not informed that there would be corporate sponsors when they
>agreed to play the show and were specifically unaware that Coors would be a
>major sponsor until advertisements for the show appeared in LA Weekly. Dead
>Kennedys immediately contacted the organizers of the event to object to and
>discuss the removal of Coors' sponsorship, but a suitable arrangement could
>not be made.
>
>A Google search of Coors will turn up information on a company that for
>years has funded right-wing groups such as the Nicaraguan Contras, the
>anti-gay Moral Majority, and the notoriously anti-punk Parents Music
>Resource Center (PMRC). Coors has also broken numerous unions, is
>anti-environment, and has funded lawsuits against affirmative action. More
>disturbing facts about the company can be found at
>www.corporations.org/coors <http://www.corporations.org/coors> .
>
>³Dead Kennedys have always been wary of corporate sponsorship and steer
>clear of lending our name to promote a product,³ said Dead Kennedys
>guitarist and founding member East Bay Ray. ³Because we were not alerted to
>the ultra conservative, right-wing sponsor for this event, we could not see
>a reason to go ahead and perform at this show in good conscience. Dead
>Kennedys want nothing to do with this event or Coors and I am disgusted
>that
>they are now sponsoring punk shows, something they are politically at odds
>with.²
>
>Dead Kennedys apologize to their fans, but hope to serve as an example to
>the punk rock community that certain ideals shouldn't be sacrificed. The
>band looks forward to playing an L.A. date in the near future to celebrate
>the 25th anniversary re-release of "Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables" and
>encourages you to think before you drinkÅ .Coors.
>
>Josh Mills
>It's Alive! Media
>6464 Sunset Blvd. Suite # 640
>LA, CA 90028
>323-464-6314 w, 323-819-0913 cell
>[email protected]
>AIM & Yahoo: Itsalivemedia
>www.itsalivemedia.com
