The song's removal was confirmed in an October 7 interview Pictured above, an example of the comments section requesting other tracks to be played from September 29. It marks a shift from the start of the tour, before the removal of Brown Sugar made headlines. Now fans are calling on the band to reintroduce the song by bombarding the group's official Instagram account with requests for it to be performed. The song was axed from the 13-date US tour over fears the British rockers would be 'cancelled' by woke music fans who take issue with lyrics like the opening lines: ' Gold Coast slave ship bound for cotton fields / Sold in the market down in New Orleans / Skydog slaver knows he's doin' all right / Hear him whip the women just around midnight.'Ĭonfirming its removal from this setlist in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Keith Richards said the band did not want to get into 'conflicts' over the song.īut furious Rolling Stones fans said they don't understand the controversy surrounding the track as it is clearly anti-slavery, with many saying artists should be free to express themselves without fearing 'cancel culture'. Rolling Stones fans are fighting back against the band's decision to remove Brown Sugar from their US tour setlist after it came under fire over its depiction of slavery and sexual violence.
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