Confederate flags will not be welcomed at the June CMA Fest in Nashville, Country Music Association officials announced.
“Confederate flag imagery of any kind” will be banned at the festival, according to the CMA Fest website.
The festival is returning after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19 and will take place from June 9 to June 12.
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The prohibition of imagery pertaining to the Confederate flag is an update to a policy that protects fan safety, according to a report citing CMA officials.
“This year’s CMA Fest is our first major fan-facing event in nearly three years. We have always had policies in place that protect the safety of our fans and ban discrimination, but we felt it was important to further refine our language to explicitly outline what will and will not be tolerated,” a CMA statement read.
“In line with our first CMA Fest lineup announcement in early April, our event policy was published on our website, which states any behavior that causes one of our attendees to fear for their personal safety will not be tolerated, and that is inclusive of any displays of the Confederate flag.”
The CMA action comes in the wake of similar bans instituted by organizations, including NASCAR.
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“No one should feel uncomfortable when they come to a NASCAR race,” NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace said. “So it starts with Confederate flags. Get them out of here. They have no place for them.”
