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John Fogerty Is ‘Bewildered’ Over Canceled Country Fest Queensland Set: I’m ‘Ready & Willing to Do This Show’

John Fogerty tells Billboard he's "bewildered" by Country Fest Queensland's cancelation of his show in Australia. See what else he said.

Chatting with Billboard on Wednesday (Feb. 28), the Creedence Clearwater Revival founder says that he’s still “in total shock” over the festival’s Tuesday (Feb. 27) announcement that his performance was canceled due to “unforeseen circumstances.” According to the singer and his rep, Country Fest Queensland alerted his agent Friday (Feb. 23) that he’d been removed from the lineup without explanation, but continued to sell tickets with his name attached to the event for four days afterward, up until announcing the the cancellation of his performance to the public on Tuesday. Country Fest has since shared a follow-up statement claiming that negotiations with Fogerty’s team “did not reach a final outcome” and ceased on Friday (Feb. 23).

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