UPDATED with details of cancelation: Snoop Dogg’s much-anticipated two-night Hollywood Bowl engagement to mark the 30th anniversary of his career-making Doggystyle album was officially canceled today, with the artist citing the ongoing strikes by writers and actors.
Snoop has repeatedly demonstrated his support for striking actors and writers. In a statement posted online, Snoop Dogg wrote, “We regret to inform you that due to the ongoing strike and the uncertainty of when this will be over, we need to cancel the Hollywood Bowl show.
We continue to stand in solidarity with all of our brothers and sisters in the WGA and SAG/AFTRA during this difficult time and remain hopeful that the AMPTP will come back to the negotiating table with a REAL proposal and we can all get back to work.” A post shared by snoopdogg (@snoopdogg) The shows, produced by Dr.
Dre, were originally scheduled for late June, but they were pushed back to Oct. 20-21 when the WGA went on strike. Snoop Dogg said at the time that he and Dr.
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