After several days of critical backlash by gun-rights advocates over a Tim McGraw concert to benefit a Sandy Hook charity, opening act Billy Currington has dropped out of the show.
Earlier this week, McGraw announced plans to headline a show this summer in Hartford, Conn., called the Concert for Sandy Hook Promise. According to the singer, all proceeds will benefit a non-profit organization that carries out “a mission of protecting children from gun violence.” The organization was created after the horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012.
McGraw and Currington, along with fellow opener Chase Bryant, all received some heavy criticism from gun-rights advocates after the announcement, especially as blog posts with the following headlines appeared: (continue reading)