Nova Scotia·UpdatedParks Canada says a U.S. singer and rising star in the MAGA movement will not perform at a national historic site near Halifax after the federal agency revoked the organizer’s permit, but the show is slated to go on at a new venue.Parks Canada rescinded approval of permit due to ‘evolving safety and security considerations’Aly Thomson · CBC News · Posted: Jul 23, 2025 6:07 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes agoMusician Sean Feucht preaches during the final stop of ‘Kingdom to the Capitol’ prayer rally at Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza, outside the Arizona State Capitol, in Phoenix on Oct. 19, 2024. (AFP via Getty Images)Parks Canada says a U.S. singer and rising star in the MAGA movement will not perform at a national historic site near Halifax after the federal agency revoked the organizer’s permit, but the show is slated to go on at a new venue.Christian rocker Sean Feucht was scheduled to play a concert on Wednesday night at the York Redoubt National Historic Site, a fortification constructed in 1793 to help protect the port city.Feucht, who unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Congress as a Republican in 2020, is also a missionary and an author who has spoken out against the 2SLGBTQ+ community, abortion rights and critical race theory on his website.Residents who live near the site and throughout the province had raised concerns about the performance, which they argued went against Parks Canada’s guiding principles of inclusion and safety for all visitors. Some had planned to stage a protest at the concert.In a news release late Tuesday, Parks Canada stressed that the event was not being put on by the agency, but rather was being hosted by a permit holder.York Redoubt was constructed in 1793 at the entrance of the Halifax Harbour to help protect the port city. (Parks Canada)It said due to “evolving safety and security considerations” based on the planned protests, input from police and security challenges with the configuration of York Redoubt, Parks Canada has reassessed the conditions of the permit and the potential impact to community members, visitors, concert attendees and event organizers.”After careful review, and due to heightened public safety concerns, Parks Canada has notified the organizer that the permit has been revoked,” it said in a statement issued just after 11 p.m. AT.Feucht did not immediately return a request for comment Wednesday.In a post on his Facebook page, he shared a screenshot of a CBC News article about his event at York Redoubt with the caption, “We will all get to witness if free speech and freedom of religion still exist in Canada.”On Wednesday morning, the event page said the show would go on at a “new location that’s even better than the old one,” and asks people to send a direct message for the venue.The free concert will now take place at 338 Crombe Rd. in Shubenacadie, N.S., a rural area about 60 kilometres north of Halifax. That address is associated with a religious group called Lighthouse Ministries.N.S. show kicks off summer tourFeucht has called for government policy in the United States to be based on traditional Christian values in the midst of a “spiritual war” in that country. His website calls on young people to stand up against the “progressive agenda being forced upon America.”Feucht’s show in Halifax kicks off his “Revive in 25” tour across Canada. He’s also scheduled to play in Charlottetown, P.E.I., and Moncton, N.B. on Thursday. ABOUT THE AUTHORAly Thomson is an award-winning journalist based in Halifax who loves helping the people of her home province tell their stories. She is particularly interested in issues surrounding women’s health, justice, education and the entertainment industry. You can email her with tips and feedback at aly.thomson@cbc.ca.
Permit revoked for MAGA musician’s concert at Parks Canada site, but show will go on
