Bud Light Roots SXSW Jam Cancelled Due to Security Concern

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Tonight’s Bud Light Roots Jam has been cancelled due to a security concern after a reported bomb threat was called in. Questlove confirmed the news that the show would be canceled around 8:30 local time in a tweet that has since been deleted. The show was set to take place at Fair Market , where a staffer for the Austin Chronicle overheard organizers discussing a bomb threat.

The according to a set list, the show was going to include appearances from Daniel Rateliff, Dermot Kennedy, Ludacris, Daryl McDaniels (DMC of Run DMC) and Jessie Reyez.

One tweet remained from Questlove after the commotion. It seems to indicate that the band and organizers are taking a “better safe than sorry” approach to the set.

Matt Matasci: Music Editor at mxdwn.com - matt@mxdwn.com | I have written and edited for mxdwn since 2015, the same year I began my music journalism career. Previously (and currently) a freelance copywriter, I graduated with a degree in Communications from California Lutheran University in 2008. Born on the Central Coast of California, I am currently a few hundred miles south along the 101 in the Los Angeles area. matt@mxdwn.com
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