Trump Visit Draws Country Singer Toby Keith To Saudi Arabia For Men-Only Concert

Toby Keith performs at a pre-Inaugural "Make America Great Again! Welcome Celebration" at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — American country singer Toby Keith, known for song such as “Whiskey Girl” and “Beer For My Horses,” is scheduled to perform in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, this weekend in an event that coincides with President Donald Trump’s first overseas visit.

Saudi entertainment website Lammt, which is advertising the event, says Saturday’s free concert is open to men only. It will also feature an Arabian lute player.

Saudi Arabia adheres to an ultraconservative interpretation of Islamic law. Alcohol is banned and unrelated men and women are segregated in public.

The kingdom has recently loosened the reins on entertainment, including allowing musical concerts that had been banned for the past two decades.

Saudi Arabia hopes to dazzle Trump with a line-up of summits and events this weekend.

 

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  1. So the guy who wrote “Courtesy of the Red White and Blue”, a song celebrating indiscriminate bombing in defense of the values of the United States, is OK with gender-based apartheid.

    I’d boycott but his music already sucks too much for me to have spent money on it.

  2. Saudi Arabia hopes to dazzle Trump with a line-up of 
                summits and events this weekend.
    

    News headline > >

          TRUMP SNEAKS INTO ARAB HAREM
            U.S. LOSES VALUABLE ALLY !
  3. Avatar for marby marby says:

    A culture which bans alcohol is featuring a concert by a singer whose famous song is “Whiskey Girl.” Is the word irony not in their language???

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