Multiple Bands Drop Off Orlando Metal Festival Over Kyle Rittenhouse Booking

In 2020, the Illinois teenager Kyle Rittenhouse became a right-wing cause celebre after shooting three men at an anti-police brutality protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, killing two of them. Rittenhouse was charged with homicide, and he was acquitted after pleading self-defense. Later this month, Rittenhouse will appear as a VIP guest at the Orlando metal festival Shell Shock II. Rittenhouse’s booking has caused a number of bands to drop off of the festival lineup and the organizers, who blame ...

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