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Costello cancels Pittsburgh show in solidarity with strike
Original Publication Date: October 20, 2016 1:44AM
Publication Updated: April 27, 2025 10:44AM
PITTSBURGH – Elvis Costello is cancelling his upcoming show in Pittsburgh in solidarity with striking Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra musicians.
In a statement, he says his Nov. 1 show at the Heinz Hall cannot go on because he is unwilling to cross the picket line.
He asks his fans for their understanding and to “support live music wherever it is heard.”
The orchestra has cancelled all concerts through Nov. 18, after the musicians went on strike Sept. 30.
The musicians are objecting to a 15 per cent pay cut and other concessions management says are necessary to keep the symphony solvent in the face of more than $20 million in debt over the next five years.
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