PEIThe City of Charlottetown has revoked the permit for an upcoming concert by controversial U.S. Christian musician Sean Feucht that was to take place on land owned by the city.City cites ‘evolving public safety and security concerns’ in news releaseDevon Goodsell · CBC News · Posted: Jul 23, 2025 12:09 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoTravelling evangelical musician Sean Feucht, seen here preaching in Phoenix in 2024, was scheduled to perform in Charlottetown on Thursday. (AFP via Getty Images)The City of Charlottetown has revoked the permit for an upcoming concert by controversial U.S. Christian musician Sean Feucht that was set to take place on land owned by the city.”After consultation with Charlottetown Police Services, the City of Charlottetown has notified the organizer… that their permit has been revoked due to evolving public safety and security concerns,” the city said in a news release Wednesday afternoon.”Public safety remains the city’s top priority.”Feucht, a rising star in the MAGA movement, is a missionary and author who has spoken out against the 2SLGBTQ+ community, abortion rights and critical race theory on his website. He had been scheduled to perform Thursday at Confederation Landing on the Charlottetown waterfront — days before the city marks Pride Fest 2025.Confederation Landing is a public park with a covered bandstand located on the Charlottetown waterfront. (CBC)Tuesday, the city distanced itself from the scheduled performance, saying it was not a “city-sponsored event” and that it was limited in restricting access to public spaces “from a legal standpoint.”In that release, the city said it wanted to be clear in its full support of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.Event doesn’t reflect ‘values of inclusivity,’ says MPPrior to the city revoking the permit, Charlottetown MP Sean Casey said in a post on social media that many people expressed concerns to him about the concert. “While I fully respect the right to freedom of expression, I do not believe this event reflects the values of inclusivity and respect that define the City of Charlottetown or the Government of Canada,” Casey wrote in a Facebook post. “I’ve been in direct contact with the Mayor and the CAO to share these concerns.” CBC News reached out to Casey, but he declined further comment. Feucht was also scheduled to perform at the York Redoubt National Historic Site in Halifax on Wednesday, but Parks Canada revoked that permit after outcry from some residents. That 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.ABOUT THE AUTHORDevon Goodsell is a senior producer for CBC in Prince Edward Island with a focus on the criminal justice system. She has worked as a CBC journalist in a variety of roles since 2007, including as a producer for CBCNews.ca in Toronto, and as a reporter and associate producer in Vancouver.With files from Josh Hoffman
Permit revoked for MAGA musician’s planned Charlottetown performance
