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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail More Yahoo! Services Account Options New User? Sign Up Sign In Help Yahoo! Search web search Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Asia Pacific World US rockers The Pixies cancel Israel gig AFP - Monday, June 7 Send IM Story Print US rockers The Pixies cancel Israel gig JERUSALEM (AFP) - – US alternative rock band The Pixies on Sunday cancelled their first-ever performance in Israel, the Tel Aviv promoters said in a statement, without giving any reason for the last-minute decision. The group was to have performed a single gig on Wednesday as part of five-day music festival in Tel Aviv, but pulled out just days after a deadly Israeli naval raid on a foreign aid flotilla, which has provoked a huge international backlash. "It is with great regret that we announce today The Pixies' decision to cancel their appearance in Israel on June 9," promoter Shuki Weiss said in a statement. "We'd like to extend our deepest apologies to the fans, but events beyond all our control have conspired against us," it said, adding that all tickets would be fully refunded. The move came just days after two British bands pulled out of the same music festival, Pic.Nic 2010, which started on Saturday and runs until June 9. London-based indie punk band Klaxons and Gorillaz, a hiphop project fronted by Blur's Damon Albarn, were supposed to headline Pic.Nic 2010 but pulled out on Thursday in a move believed to be linked to the aid flotilla storming. In recent months, Israel has been hit by a string of cancellations by high profile musicians, including Britain's Elvis Costello, rock guitarist Carlos Santana and rap forefather Gil Scott-Heron, after they came under pressure over Israel's policies towards the Palestinians. The Pixies' decision to cancel comes three months after the band received an open letter from Israeli human rights activists urging them not to come to the Jewish state. "As much as some of us are huge fans and would love to hear your show, we won't cross the international picket line that is growing in numbers steadily nowadays to come and see you," the group Boycott! wrote in an open letter to the band sent on March 1. "The picket line might not always be visible; yet it is there. Are you prepared to perform in Tel Aviv while, just under your nose, millions of human beings are suffocating under a cruel Israeli military regime, denying them elementary human rights?" Three weeks ago, Costello called off two gigs which were due to have taken place in the coastal city of Caesaria on June 30 and July 1, citing Israel's "intimidation" and "humiliation" of Palestinians. However, singer-songwriter Diana Krall, who is married to Costello, is still expected to go ahead with a performance in Israel in August. In recent months, various Palestinian groups have stepped up a campaign for an academic and cultural boycott of Israel to protest its occupation of Palestinian territory. Recommend Send IM Story Print Related Articles US rockers The Pixies cancel Israel gig AFP - Monday, June 7 New generation of Saudi novelists breaks taboos AFP - Sunday, June 6 Romania's city of Cluj sheds Dracula for film and art AFP - Sunday, June 6 '3 Idiots' movie sweeps annual Bollywood awards AP - Sunday, June 6 Shakira performs before 85,000 people in Spain AFP - Sunday, June 6 News Search Top Stories Karzai orders freeing of inmates held without grounds New world record for longest poker game Eurozone debt could squeeze banks: experts New anti-cancer drug extends life of melanoma victims IATA meets as airline industry shows signs of recovery More Top Stories » ADVERTISEMENT Most Popular Most Viewed Most Recommended New world record for longest poker game Obama vows help as BP sees oil spill progress Nadal calls truce with title rival Soderling Eurozone debt could squeeze banks: experts Aid ship intercepted by Israeli troops: Gaza committee More Most Viewed » Hubble catches planet being devoured by its star The point about pain: New study sheds light on acupuncture Ocean fish could disappear in 40 years: UN Paris museum burglar grabs 120-million-dollar art haul US team creates first 'synthetic life' More Most Recommended » Elsewhere on Yahoo! Financial news on Yahoo! Finance Stars and latest movies Best travel destinations More on Yahoo! News Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Subscribe to our news feeds Top StoriesMy Yahoo!RSS » More news feeds | What are news feeds? Also on Yahoo Answers Groups Mail Messenger Mobile Travel Finance Movies Sports Games » All Yahoo! Services Site Highlights Singapore Full Coverage Most Popular Asia Entertainment Photos World Cup 2010 Copyright © 2010 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Community | Intellectual Property Rights Policy | Help

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