Country star Travis Tritt canceling shows in venues that mandate masks and vaccine passports

Billboard reports, “The country singer says he's 'not against the vaccine,' but he is 'against forcing people to take medicine that they may not need and may not want.'

Country singer Travis Tritt is ready to take a hard stance against COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandates at concerts, and announced Monday (Oct. 18) he's even going so far as to cancel four shows making those requirements.

Travis Tritt is opening up about canceling four stops on his fall tour because they require masks, proof of a negative COVID-19 test or vaccination. https://t.co/MqbkUN4iZ1

— billboard (@billboard) October 19, 2021

Tritt says the negative comments he received after performing shows with COVID-19 safety protocols on the Brooks & Dunn Reboot Tour convinced him to do things differently for his solo dates.

'I got literally hundreds of comments and direct messages from people on all social media platforms, which basically told me how disappointed they were,' Tritt says. 'They were heartbreaking.”

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