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Bristol Post
Entertainment
Louisa Streeting

Hundreds call for Thekla to cancel Týr gig over whale killing controversy

A petition has been launched calling for a Bristol music venue to boycott a band that has been linked to whale killing.

Týr is scheduled to play Bristol’s Thekla on March 8 promoted by Born Again Concerts, alongside three other UK shows in Manchester, London and Yarmouth.

The folk metal band from the Faroe Islands has faced backlash due to the nation’s cultural practices of whaling, of which the lead singer Heri Joensen has been openly involved with.

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