In song Bob Marley made no exceptions. He spoke freely in several songs about the powers that be, trying to hush him. The summit of their disapproval led to an assassination attempt in December 1976…is his message the reason for a loud minority of locals trying to derail a tribute act gig, I mean, really?!!
On the Survival album he chanted about an “ambush in the night, tryin’ to conquer me,” and in the song Keep on Moving he openly told of his heartbreak at having to leave his family to exile in London.
It is not for me to reason why, neither would I dare compare the gravity of his plight with a seemingly petty recent local resistance against the tribute act The Marley Experience coming Devizes Corn Exchange on 13th April, but after complaints to the Council over signage advertising this event, now it seems some people have taken to Facebook to falsely claim the event has been cancelled.
We will not speculate why they have decided to do this, only say the event is most definitely going ahead. Eddie Prestidge of Wiltshire Events, hosting the gig, said, “this is totally unfounded. Unfortunately this rumour has been posted by some malicious individuals for unknown reasons, but the show will go on. There are still a limited number of tickets available.”
Whatever motives those deliberately trying to sabotage this event have, we really don’t care. There are no valid reasons for it. If you don’t want to go, don’t; simples. We’ve been looking forward to this. I’ve seen The Marley Experience before, and as a lifelong fan of Bob Marley and the Wailers, I will tell you, you will not be disappointed. These petty attacks on the event are counterproductive to their intentions, as they only serve us a darn good excuse to continue plugging this gig!
They’re really scraping the bottom of the barrel for pathetic attempts to derail this gig from going ahead, “Have pity on those whose chances grow thinner.”
Get your tickets from Devizes Books, Sidmouth Street, or online here:
https://wiltshiremusiceventsuk.onestopwebworks.com/event/bob-marley-event/
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