Howard Donald of Take That carries out on phase throughout the Coronation Concert on May 7, 2023 in Windsor, England. Chris Jackson/Getty Images
Take That‘s Howard Donald, who was scheduled to perform as a solo artist at Groovebox’s Nottingham Pride Festival in July, has actually been eliminated from the fest’s schedule. The action began Saturday (June 17), when Donald excused “liking social media posts that are derogatory towards the LGBTQIA+ community.”
“In light of recent events, Howard Donald will no longer be playing at our Nottingham Pride Festival on Saturday 29th July at Binks Yard. We would like to offer our thanks to the public for alerting us to the situation this morning and also appreciate your patience whilst we spoke to the relevant parties,” Groovebox created in a statement published on Saturday, after informing festivalgoers earlier in the day that the company was managing a “a situation that’s evolving, in relation to an artist on our Nottingham Pride line-up.”
“I have made a huge error in my judgement liking social media posts that are derogatory towards the LGBTQIA+ community and for that, I am deeply sorry and I know I have let everyone down,” Donald created in an Instagram Story on Saturday (June 17).
Donald included, “I am really disappointed in myself and I am sorry for any hurt that I have caused by my uneducated actions. I clearly have a lot to learn and it’s a priority for me that I do this.”
Donald’s Twitter account has actually been removed since press time, however screenshots of transphobic as well as homophobic tweets that he purportedly suched as were shared amongst other media outlets as well as on social media sites.
Nottingham Pride is working with validating a substitute headliner to take Donald’s area. Horse Meat Disco, Tayce, Danny Beard as well as ESSEL continue to be on the occasion’s schedule.
Take That presently contains Donald in addition to Gary Barlow as well as Mark Owen, though Jason Orange as well as Robbie Williams initially completed the team. The English child band took the U.K. et cetera of Europe by tornado, however just had one hit in the U.S., 1995’s “Back for Good,” which came to a head at No. 7 on the Hot 100 tunes graph.
