Musician Todd Slant was perusing his contract for the SXSW music festival, held in Austin, TX, when he discovered a section that caused him to cancel his performance.
A screenshot posted in his tweet outlines that the festival is threatening to notify U.S. immigration authorities if it finds out any of its international artists perform any unofficial or unauthorized shows at the festival.
The passage reads "Accepting and performing unofficial events may result in immediate deportation, revoked passport and denied entry by US Customs Border Patrol at US ports of entry."
These types of unofficial events are fairly common at SXSW, as artists try to get as much exposure as possible and official slots are difficult and expensive to obtain. SXSW has been attempting to crack down on such performances, which typically result in revoked badges and hotels for US performers.
This much stricter policy appears to target international performers, which is somewhat at odds with SXSW's "Contrabanned: #MusicUnites @ SXSW" showcase, which features performances by artists from the countries listed in Donald Trump's failed "Muslim ban." Some Twitter users pointed out the hypocrisy in these conflicting stances made by the festival.
Todd Slant went on to say, "I'm not interested in aligning myself with an institution that interacts with immigration authorities as a means of controlling where art is shared and performed, and who makes money off of it."
He went on to encourage other artists to cancel their performances as well, in a show of solidarity.
SXSW has not yet released an official response.
(h/t The A.V. Club)
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