We are heartened by the community engagement that has been taking place around this YDS show.

Yonge-Dundas Square must remain a dynamic place where many viewpoints are expressed not just culturally but also at political events and rallies staged there. We hope that this series of events does not foster some type of artistic chill in Toronto and its public spaces. We booked Bronson, in part, because of his latest excellent disc, Mr.

Hopefully, Action Bronson will accept our invitation to play at another, ticketed venue in the city so the public can decide for themselves if his work has merit. When artistic expression is limited, freedom and the evolution of ideas is often the casualty. In fact, we find the limiting of artistic expression distasteful. We are not moving the Action show because we believe in censoring him or any other artists. We remain fundamentally committed to presenting this artist on a Toronto stage. As annual guests in this space we feel we must accede to the strong wishes of the community and honour their input.Īs a result, we will not be presenting Action Bronson at Yonge-Dundas Square but, hopefully we will still be presenting Action Bronson as part of Northby. A significant number of Torontonians have indicated their desire to have Action Bronson not perform at the Square. YDS is the city’s space and as such we are obliged to listen to how the city and community want it used. And for almost ten years we’ve shared Yonge-Dundas Square with you to present free, all ages shows open to the public. We at Northby Northeast (NXNE) are very proud of our 20 plus years relationship with the people of the City of Toronto.

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