After Criticism Over Biden’s Beach Weekend as Americans Held Hostage, White House Cancels Concert by B-52s Set for Australia State Dinner
Jill Biden announced Tuesday that the dance rock group B-52s would not perform at Wednesday night’s state dinner for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The cancellation comes after Joe Biden faced criticism for taking a beach weekend vacation in Delaware while Americans are being held hostage in Hamas-controlled Gaza. The band will attend the dinner as guests instead.
B-52s, promotional photo.
Biden did not directly reference the Hamas attack on Israel or the Americans being held hostage.
“While we had initially planned for the legendary B-52s to perform their iconic dance and party music, we are now in a time when so many are facing sorrow and pain. So we made a few adjustments to the entertainment portion of the evening.
